diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index 5e8daf241..696ee32dc 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -65,3 +65,17 @@ parameter_args:
 #  input_directory: input
 #  input_directory_initial_populations: input/InitialPopulations
 #  euromod_output_directory: input/EUROMODoutput
+#  includeYears:
+#    - 2011
+#    - 2012
+#    - 2013
+#    - 2014
+#    - 2015
+#    - 2016
+#    - 2017
+#    - 2018
+#    - 2019
+#    - 2020
+#    - 2021
+#    - 2022
+#    - 2023
diff --git a/config/test_create_database.yml b/config/test_create_database.yml
index 882e1c9ce..870eb77ba 100644
--- a/config/test_create_database.yml
+++ b/config/test_create_database.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ randomSeed: 606
 startYear: 2019
 endYear: 2030
 popSize: 40000
+
+parameter_args:
+  trainingFlag: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/simpaths/data/Parameters.java b/src/main/java/simpaths/data/Parameters.java
index 2858f2f6e..7a54c5a83 100644
--- a/src/main/java/simpaths/data/Parameters.java
+++ b/src/main/java/simpaths/data/Parameters.java
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ else if(numberOfChildren <= 5) {
     public static final int MAX_AGE_MATERNITY = 44;  			// Max age a person can give birth
     public static final boolean FLAG_SINGLE_MOTHERS = true;
     public static boolean flagUnemployment = false;
+    public static ArrayList<Integer> includeYears;
 
     public static int BASE_PRICE_YEAR = 2015; 			// Base price year of model parameters
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/simpaths/data/startingpop/DataParser.java b/src/main/java/simpaths/data/startingpop/DataParser.java
index 16a99fdf6..ce8f23f48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/simpaths/data/startingpop/DataParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/simpaths/data/startingpop/DataParser.java
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@
 import java.sql.DriverManager;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Statement;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
 
 import simpaths.data.FormattedDialogBox;
 import simpaths.data.Parameters;
@@ -31,6 +27,17 @@ public static void createDatabaseForPopulationInitialisationByYearFromCSV(Countr
 		}
 	}
 
+	public static void createDatabaseForPopulationInitialisationByYearFromCSV(Country country, String initialInputFilename, ArrayList<Integer> includeYears, Connection conn) {
+
+		//Initialise repository table for country-year-population size combinations
+		initialiseRepository(conn, includeYears.get(0));
+
+		//Construct tables for Simulated Persons & Households (initial population)
+		for (Integer year: includeYears) {
+			DataParser.parse(Parameters.getInputDirectoryInitialPopulations() + initialInputFilename + "_" + year + ".csv", initialInputFilename, conn, country, year);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private static void initialiseRepository(Connection conn, int startYear) {
 
 		Statement stat = null;
@@ -425,8 +432,12 @@ public static void databaseFromCSV(Country country, boolean showGui) {
 
 			Parameters.setPopulationInitialisationInputFileName("population_initial_" + country.toString());
 
-			//This calls a method creating both the donor population tables and initial populations for every year between minStartYear and maxStartYear.
-			DataParser.createDatabaseForPopulationInitialisationByYearFromCSV(country, Parameters.getPopulationInitialisationInputFileName(), Parameters.getMinStartYear(), Parameters.getMaxStartYear(), conn);
+            if (null == Parameters.includeYears || Parameters.trainingFlag) {
+                //This calls a method creating both the donor population tables and initial populations for every year between minStartYear and maxStartYear.
+                DataParser.createDatabaseForPopulationInitialisationByYearFromCSV(country, Parameters.getPopulationInitialisationInputFileName(), Parameters.getMinStartYear(), Parameters.getMaxStartYear(), conn);
+            } else {
+                DataParser.createDatabaseForPopulationInitialisationByYearFromCSV(country, Parameters.getPopulationInitialisationInputFileName(), Parameters.includeYears, conn);
+            }
 
 			conn.close();
 		}