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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Sudan	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	26,168	387
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	26,771	390
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	27,387	393
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	28,017	396
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	28,662	398
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	29,321	401
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	29,996	404
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	30,686	405
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	31,393	406
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	32,137	409
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	33,078	412
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	33,891	414
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	34,568	416
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	35,293	420
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	36,093	426
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	37,058	435
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	38,165	445
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	39,294	455
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	40,512	468
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	41,764	485
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	42,952	504
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	44,121	516
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	45,290	518
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	46,498	530

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

No separate list is published for Sudan, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.