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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Malta	Italy	Cameroon
Dec 31, 1999	387	56,940	15,483
Dec 31, 2000	390	56,966	15,913
Dec 31, 2001	393	57,004	16,354
Dec 31, 2002	396	57,114	16,815
Dec 31, 2003	398	57,423	17,289
Dec 31, 2004	401	57,852	17,764
Dec 31, 2005	404	58,191	18,249
Dec 31, 2006	405	58,424	18,746
Dec 31, 2007	406	58,781	19,278
Dec 31, 2008	409	59,236	19,843
Dec 31, 2009	412	59,580	20,419
Dec 31, 2010	414	59,844	21,002
Dec 31, 2011	416	60,052	21,586
Dec 31, 2012	420	60,216	22,181
Dec 31, 2013	426	60,337	22,800
Dec 31, 2014	435	60,346	23,513
Dec 31, 2015	445	60,255	24,273
Dec 31, 2016	455	60,140	24,995
Dec 31, 2017	468	60,027	25,680
Dec 31, 2018	485	59,902	26,373
Dec 31, 2019	504	59,754	27,114
Dec 31, 2020	516	59,464	27,878
Dec 31, 2021	518	59,158	28,663
Dec 31, 2022	530	58,966	29,417

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