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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Malta	Oman	Italy	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	387	2,348	56,940	273
Dec 31, 2000	390	2,403	56,966	274
Dec 31, 2001	393	2,457	57,004	275
Dec 31, 2002	396	2,510	57,114	276
Dec 31, 2003	398	2,562	57,423	278
Dec 31, 2004	401	2,613	57,852	279
Dec 31, 2005	404	2,663	58,191	280
Dec 31, 2006	405	2,713	58,424	281
Dec 31, 2007	406	2,764	58,781	282
Dec 31, 2008	409	2,816	59,236	283
Dec 31, 2009	412	2,871	59,580	285
Dec 31, 2010	414	2,928	59,844	286
Dec 31, 2011	416	2,986	60,052	287
Dec 31, 2012	420	3,047	60,216	288
Dec 31, 2013	426	3,110	60,337	289
Dec 31, 2014	435	3,174	60,346	290
Dec 31, 2015	445	3,240	60,255	291
Dec 31, 2016	455	3,307	60,140	291
Dec 31, 2017	468	3,375	60,027	292
Dec 31, 2018	485	3,444	59,902	293
Dec 31, 2019	504	3,512	59,754	294
Dec 31, 2020	516	3,582	59,464	294
Dec 31, 2021	518	3,651	59,158	295
Dec 31, 2022	530	3,696	58,966	295

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.

All data sources

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, Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.