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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 RomaniaBosnia & HerzegovinaPuerto Rico
22,4143,8113,800
22,2623,9013,811
22,1063,9193,819
21,9313,9233,824
21,8283,9403,826
21,7043,9753,827
21,5713,9913,822
21,4433,9933,805
21,1293,9903,783
20,7793,9873,761
20,6073,9853,741
20,4853,9833,722
20,3853,9803,679
20,2963,9773,636
20,2243,9733,589
20,1513,9683,534
20,0553,9633,473
19,9383,9573,411
19,8233,9513,352
19,7133,9443,295
19,6223,9373,268
19,4963,9293,247
19,3513,9213,232
19,2663,8763,228

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

Romania

  • 1862–1995: Axenciuc, V. (2012). Produsul intern brut al Romaniei, Vol. 1, Institutl de Economie Nationala, Bucarest
  • 1915-1919 & 1949: Voinea, L., Cojocaru, A., Costache, B., Grigoraș, V., Lovin, H., Neagu, C., Orțan, D., & Tănase, A. (2019). One Hundred Years of Honesty: Recovering the Lost Memory of the Romanian Economy 1918-2018.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

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