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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date MalaysiaOmanItaly
22,1322,34856,940
22,6952,40356,966
23,2912,45757,004
23,8742,51057,114
24,4372,56257,423
24,9932,61357,852
25,5432,66358,191
26,0862,71358,424
26,6202,76458,781
27,1612,81659,236
27,7152,87159,580
28,2682,92859,844
28,7502,98660,052
29,1633,04760,216
29,5683,11060,337
29,9773,17460,346
30,3873,24060,255
30,7823,30760,140
31,1643,37560,027
31,5393,44459,902
31,9033,51259,754
32,2573,58259,464
32,6033,65159,158
32,9563,69658,966

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

Malaysia

  • 1900-1939: Nazrin Shah, S. (2017). Charting the Economy: Early 20th Century Malaya and Contemporary Malaysian Contrasts, Oxford University Press

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 Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.