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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 ItalyBosnia & HerzegovinaSudan
56,9403,81126,168
56,9663,90126,771
57,0043,91927,387
57,1143,92328,017
57,4233,94028,662
57,8523,97529,321
58,1913,99129,996
58,4243,99330,686
58,7813,99031,393
59,2363,98732,137
59,5803,98533,078
59,8443,98333,891
60,0523,98034,568
60,2163,97735,293
60,3373,97336,093
60,3463,96837,058
60,2553,96338,165
60,1403,95739,294
60,0273,95140,512
59,9023,94441,764
59,7543,93742,952
59,4643,92944,121
59,1583,92145,290
58,9663,87646,498

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

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

No separate list is published for Sudan; the database as a whole is cited above.