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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Sudan	Italy	Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dec 31, 1999	26,168	56,940	3,811
Dec 31, 2000	26,771	56,966	3,901
Dec 31, 2001	27,387	57,004	3,919
Dec 31, 2002	28,017	57,114	3,923
Dec 31, 2003	28,662	57,423	3,940
Dec 31, 2004	29,321	57,852	3,975
Dec 31, 2005	29,996	58,191	3,991
Dec 31, 2006	30,686	58,424	3,993
Dec 31, 2007	31,393	58,781	3,990
Dec 31, 2008	32,137	59,236	3,987
Dec 31, 2009	33,078	59,580	3,985
Dec 31, 2010	33,891	59,844	3,983
Dec 31, 2011	34,568	60,052	3,980
Dec 31, 2012	35,293	60,216	3,977
Dec 31, 2013	36,093	60,337	3,973
Dec 31, 2014	37,058	60,346	3,968
Dec 31, 2015	38,165	60,255	3,963
Dec 31, 2016	39,294	60,140	3,957
Dec 31, 2017	40,512	60,027	3,951
Dec 31, 2018	41,764	59,902	3,944
Dec 31, 2019	42,952	59,754	3,937
Dec 31, 2020	44,121	59,464	3,929
Dec 31, 2021	45,290	59,158	3,921
Dec 31, 2022	46,498	58,966	3,876

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.

All data sources

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 Sudan; the database as a whole is cited above.