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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Malta	Japan	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	387	126,512	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	390	126,755	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	393	127,056	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	396	127,324	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	398	127,558	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	401	127,658	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	404	127,679	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	405	127,762	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	406	127,904	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	409	127,969	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	412	127,958	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	414	127,967	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	416	127,755	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	420	127,476	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	426	127,257	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	435	127,186	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	445	127,034	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	455	126,857	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	468	126,631	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	485	126,368	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	504	126,092	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	516	125,634	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	518	125,427	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	530	124,762	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

Japan

724-1874: Bassino, Jean-Pascal & Broadberry, Stephen & Fukao, Kyoji & Gupta, Bishnupriya & Takashima, Masanori, (2018). "Japan and the Great Divergence, 730-1874," CEI Working Paper Series 2018-13, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
1874-1940: Fukao, K., Bassino, J.-P., Makino, T., Paprzycki, R., Settsu, T., Takashima, M., and Tokui, J. (2015) Regional Inequality and Industrial Structure in Japan: 1874-2008, Tokyo: Maruzen Publishing.

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.