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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Switzerland	Italy	Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dec 31, 1999	7,258	56,940	3,811
Dec 31, 2000	7,296	56,966	3,901
Dec 31, 2001	7,332	57,004	3,919
Dec 31, 2002	7,384	57,114	3,923
Dec 31, 2003	7,438	57,423	3,940
Dec 31, 2004	7,488	57,852	3,975
Dec 31, 2005	7,532	58,191	3,991
Dec 31, 2006	7,579	58,424	3,993
Dec 31, 2007	7,647	58,781	3,990
Dec 31, 2008	7,738	59,236	3,987
Dec 31, 2009	7,825	59,580	3,985
Dec 31, 2010	7,884	59,844	3,983
Dec 31, 2011	7,959	60,052	3,980
Dec 31, 2012	8,044	60,216	3,977
Dec 31, 2013	8,137	60,337	3,973
Dec 31, 2014	8,237	60,346	3,968
Dec 31, 2015	8,332	60,255	3,963
Dec 31, 2016	8,423	60,140	3,957
Dec 31, 2017	8,502	60,027	3,951
Dec 31, 2018	8,565	59,902	3,944
Dec 31, 2019	8,626	59,754	3,937
Dec 31, 2020	8,689	59,464	3,929
Dec 31, 2021	8,756	59,158	3,921
Dec 31, 2022	8,834	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.

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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

Switzerland

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

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