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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Malta	Barbados	Romania	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	387	273	22,414	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	390	274	22,262	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	393	275	22,106	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	396	276	21,931	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	398	278	21,828	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	401	279	21,704	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	404	280	21,571	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	405	281	21,443	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	406	282	21,129	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	409	283	20,779	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	412	285	20,607	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	414	286	20,485	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	416	287	20,385	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	420	288	20,296	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	426	289	20,224	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	435	290	20,151	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	445	291	20,055	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	455	291	19,938	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	468	292	19,823	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	485	293	19,713	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	504	294	19,622	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	516	294	19,496	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	518	295	19,351	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	530	295	19,266	58,966

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.

All data sources

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

Romania

1862–1995: Axenciuc, V. (2012). Produsul intern brut al Romaniei, Vol. 1, Institutl de Economie Nationala, Bucarest
1915-1919 & 1949: Voinea, L., Cojocaru, A., Costache, B., Grigoraș, V., Lovin, H., Neagu, C., Orțan, D., & Tănase, A. (2019). One Hundred Years of Honesty: Recovering the Lost Memory of the Romanian Economy 1918-2018.

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 Malta, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.