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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Malta	Guinea	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	387	7,610	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	390	7,780	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	393	7,821	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	396	7,906	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	398	8,121	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	401	8,317	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	404	8,478	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	405	8,650	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	406	8,860	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	409	9,091	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	412	9,327	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	414	9,571	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	416	9,825	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	420	10,084	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	426	10,351	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	435	10,632	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	445	10,924	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	455	11,225	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	468	11,534	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	485	11,855	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	504	12,160	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	516	12,469	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	518	12,778	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	530	13,087	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

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, Guinea; the database as a whole is cited above.