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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Greece	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	10,618	3,811	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	10,662	3,901	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	10,718	3,919	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	10,757	3,923	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	10,783	3,940	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	10,809	3,975	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	10,841	3,991	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	10,874	3,993	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	10,901	3,990	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	10,930	3,987	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	10,959	3,985	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	10,973	3,983	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	10,957	3,980	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	10,898	3,977	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	10,819	3,973	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	10,747	3,968	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	10,677	3,963	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	10,633	3,957	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	10,612	3,951	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	10,590	3,944	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	10,579	3,937	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	10,556	3,929	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	10,499	3,921	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	10,437	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

Greece

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
1833-1913: Kostelenos G., S. Petmezas, D. Vasiliou, E. Kounaris and M. Sfakianakis, (2007), "Gross Domestic Product 1830-1939", Sources of Economic History of Modern Greece: Quantitative data and statistical series 1830-1939, Historical Archives of the National Bank of Greece, Athens.
1913-1929: C. Clark, Conditions of Economic Progress, 3rd edition, Macmillan, London, 1957; 1929-38 GNP at factor cost from Ekonomikos Tachydromos, 22 May 1954; 1938-50 from OEEC, Europe and the World Economy, Paris 1960, p.116.
1929-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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.