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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 JapanBosnia & HerzegovinaSlovenia
126,5123,8111,998
126,7553,9012,004
127,0563,9192,006
127,3243,9232,009
127,5583,9402,010
127,6583,9752,011
127,6793,9912,015
127,7623,9932,022
127,9043,9902,033
127,9693,9872,036
127,9583,9852,056
127,9673,9832,063
127,7553,9802,067
127,4763,9772,071
127,2573,9732,074
127,1863,9682,076
127,0343,9632,078
126,8573,9572,079
126,6313,9512,081
126,3683,9442,087
126,0923,9372,104
125,6343,9292,118
125,4273,9212,123
124,7623,8762,124

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

Japan

  • 724-1874: Bassino, Jean-Pascal & Broadberry, Stephen & Fukao, Kyoji & Gupta, Bishnupriya & Takashima, Masanori, (2018). "Japan and the Great Divergence, 730-1874," CEI Working Paper Series 2018-13, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
  • 1874-1940: Fukao, K., Bassino, J.-P., Makino, T., Paprzycki, R., Settsu, T., Takashima, M., and Tokui, J. (2015) Regional Inequality and Industrial Structure in Japan: 1874-2008, Tokyo: Maruzen Publishing.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

Slovenia

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project