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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 HaitiBosnia & HerzegovinaItaly
8,1213,81156,940
8,2793,90156,966
8,4303,91957,004
8,5803,92357,114
8,7393,94057,423
8,9003,97557,852
9,0613,99158,191
9,2163,99358,424
9,3643,99058,781
9,5083,98759,236
9,6523,98559,580
9,5533,98359,844
9,6703,98060,052
9,7933,97760,216
9,9223,97360,337
10,0473,96860,346
10,2543,96360,255
10,4863,95760,140
10,6473,95160,027
10,7883,94459,902
10,9333,93759,754
11,0773,92959,464
11,2153,92159,158
11,3493,87658,966

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 Haiti; the database as a whole is cited above.