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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosOmanItalyBosnia & Herzegovina
2732,34856,9403,811
2742,40356,9663,901
2752,45757,0043,919
2762,51057,1143,923
2782,56257,4233,940
2792,61357,8523,975
2802,66358,1913,991
2812,71358,4243,993
2822,76458,7813,990
2832,81659,2363,987
2852,87159,5803,985
2862,92859,8443,983
2872,98660,0523,980
2883,04760,2163,977
2893,11060,3373,973
2903,17460,3463,968
2913,24060,2553,963
2913,30760,1403,957
2923,37560,0273,951
2933,44459,9023,944
2943,51259,7543,937
2943,58259,4643,929
2953,65159,1583,921
2953,69658,9663,876

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.

All data sources

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

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.