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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

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

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.

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.