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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 ItalyMadagascarBosnia & Herzegovina
56,94015,2593,811
56,96615,7073,901
57,00416,1623,919
57,11416,6313,923
57,42317,1143,940
57,85217,6103,975
58,19118,1203,991
58,42418,6413,993
58,78119,1733,990
59,23619,7173,987
59,58020,2723,985
59,84420,8373,983
60,05221,4133,980
60,21621,9993,977
60,33722,5933,973
60,34623,1963,968
60,25523,8063,963
60,14024,4233,957
60,02725,0443,951
59,90225,6713,944
59,75426,3023,937
59,46426,9363,929
59,15827,5733,921
58,96628,2373,876

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 Madagascar; the database as a whole is cited above.