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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Bangladesh	Italy	Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dec 31, 1999	132,907	56,940	3,811
Dec 31, 2000	135,207	56,966	3,901
Dec 31, 2001	137,420	57,004	3,919
Dec 31, 2002	139,573	57,114	3,923
Dec 31, 2003	141,650	57,423	3,940
Dec 31, 2004	143,644	57,852	3,975
Dec 31, 2005	145,546	58,191	3,991
Dec 31, 2006	147,376	58,424	3,993
Dec 31, 2007	149,047	58,781	3,990
Dec 31, 2008	150,562	59,236	3,987
Dec 31, 2009	152,189	59,580	3,985
Dec 31, 2010	153,927	59,844	3,983
Dec 31, 2011	155,634	60,052	3,980
Dec 31, 2012	157,326	60,216	3,977
Dec 31, 2013	158,999	60,337	3,973
Dec 31, 2014	160,650	60,346	3,968
Dec 31, 2015	162,273	60,255	3,963
Dec 31, 2016	163,938	60,140	3,957
Dec 31, 2017	165,655	60,027	3,951
Dec 31, 2018	167,358	59,902	3,944
Dec 31, 2019	169,045	59,754	3,937
Dec 31, 2020	170,709	59,464	3,929
Dec 31, 2021	172,354	59,158	3,921
Dec 31, 2022	174,217	58,966	3,876

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

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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