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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Malta	Spain	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	387	40,378	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	390	40,563	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	393	40,775	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	396	41,433	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	398	42,205	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	401	42,869	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	404	43,672	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	405	44,370	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	406	45,246	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	409	45,993	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	412	46,378	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	414	46,573	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	416	46,746	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	420	46,777	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	426	46,603	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	435	46,465	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	445	46,420	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	455	46,460	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	468	46,543	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	485	46,739	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	504	47,116	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	516	47,366	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	518	47,342	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	530	47,625	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.

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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

Spain

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

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; the database as a whole is cited above.