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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Malta	Italy	Hong Kong SAR China
Dec 31, 1999	387	56,940	6,587
Dec 31, 2000	390	56,966	6,646
Dec 31, 2001	393	57,004	6,695
Dec 31, 2002	396	57,114	6,725
Dec 31, 2003	398	57,423	6,712
Dec 31, 2004	401	57,852	6,765
Dec 31, 2005	404	58,191	6,794
Dec 31, 2006	405	58,424	6,838
Dec 31, 2007	406	58,781	6,897
Dec 31, 2008	409	59,236	6,938
Dec 31, 2009	412	59,580	6,953
Dec 31, 2010	414	59,844	7,004
Dec 31, 2011	416	60,052	7,052
Dec 31, 2012	420	60,216	7,130
Dec 31, 2013	426	60,337	7,159
Dec 31, 2014	435	60,346	7,209
Dec 31, 2015	445	60,255	7,271
Dec 31, 2016	455	60,140	7,316
Dec 31, 2017	468	60,027	7,372
Dec 31, 2018	485	59,902	7,432
Dec 31, 2019	504	59,754	7,487
Dec 31, 2020	516	59,464	7,460
Dec 31, 2021	518	59,158	7,392
Dec 31, 2022	530	58,966	7,387

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, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.