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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Malta	Uganda	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	387	23,408	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	390	24,195	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	393	24,992	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	396	25,846	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	398	26,661	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	401	27,414	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	404	28,200	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	405	29,021	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	406	29,846	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	409	30,647	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	412	31,469	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	414	32,343	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	416	33,257	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	420	34,234	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	426	35,271	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	435	36,419	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	445	37,673	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	455	39,157	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	468	40,879	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	485	42,329	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	504	43,639	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	516	45,120	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	518	46,645	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	530	48,065	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

Uganda

1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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.