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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 ItalyQatarBosnia & Herzegovina
56,9406273,811
56,9666593,901
57,0046913,919
57,1147243,923
57,4237573,940
57,8528503,975
58,1911,0013,991
58,4241,1533,993
58,7811,3063,990
59,2361,4603,987
59,5801,6153,985
59,8441,7703,983
60,0521,9043,980
60,2162,0103,977
60,3372,1033,973
60,3462,1873,968
60,2552,2613,963
60,1402,3263,957
60,0272,3843,951
59,9022,4353,944
59,7542,4803,937
59,4642,5193,929
59,1582,5533,921
58,9662,5593,876

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 Qatar; the database as a whole is cited above.