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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 Puerto RicoBosnia & HerzegovinaItaly
3,8003,81156,940
3,8113,90156,966
3,8193,91957,004
3,8243,92357,114
3,8263,94057,423
3,8273,97557,852
3,8223,99158,191
3,8053,99358,424
3,7833,99058,781
3,7613,98759,236
3,7413,98559,580
3,7223,98359,844
3,6793,98060,052
3,6363,97760,216
3,5893,97360,337
3,5343,96860,346
3,4733,96360,255
3,4113,95760,140
3,3523,95160,027
3,2953,94459,902
3,2683,93759,754
3,2473,92959,464
3,2323,92159,158
3,2283,87658,966

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 Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.