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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 EstoniaBosnia & HerzegovinaItaly
1,3783,81156,940
1,4003,90156,966
1,3913,91957,004
1,3823,92357,114
1,3743,94057,423
1,3653,97557,852
1,3573,99158,191
1,3493,99358,424
1,3413,99058,781
1,3373,98759,236
1,3343,98559,580
1,3323,98359,844
1,3283,98060,052
1,3243,97760,216
1,3193,97360,337
1,3143,96860,346
1,3123,96360,255
1,3143,95760,140
1,3143,95160,027
1,3183,94459,902
1,3233,93759,754
1,3273,92959,464
1,3293,92159,158
1,3303,87658,966

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

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 Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.