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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Germany	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	3,811	81,439	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	3,901	81,474	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	3,919	81,534	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	3,923	81,595	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	3,940	81,566	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	3,975	81,473	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	3,991	81,354	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	3,993	81,190	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	3,990	81,009	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	3,987	80,781	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	3,985	80,500	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	3,983	80,301	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	3,980	80,292	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	3,977	80,443	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	3,973	80,663	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	3,968	81,000	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	3,963	81,704	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	3,957	82,366	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	3,951	82,674	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	3,944	82,923	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	3,937	83,110	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	3,929	83,178	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	3,921	83,213	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	3,876	83,811	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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

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.