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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 Bosnia & HerzegovinaItalyYemen
3,81156,94016,728
3,90156,96617,236
3,91957,00417,762
3,92357,11418,310
3,94057,42318,855
3,97557,85219,410
3,99158,19120,000
3,99358,42420,611
3,99058,78121,236
3,98759,23621,878
3,98559,58022,533
3,98359,84423,195
3,98060,05223,880
3,97760,21624,594
3,97360,33725,311
3,96860,34626,020
3,96360,25526,698
3,95760,14027,347
3,95160,02727,985
3,94459,90228,608
3,93759,75429,216
3,92959,46429,811
3,92159,15830,399
3,87658,96631,058

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

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 Yemen; the database as a whole is cited above.