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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosAlbaniaSwedenLuxembourg
2733,0858,858433
2743,0658,872438
2753,0478,896443
2763,0388,925448
2783,0268,958454
2793,0148,994460
2802,9989,030467
2812,9799,081474
2822,9579,148482
2832,9349,220491
2852,9159,299500
2862,9009,378509
2872,8929,449521
2882,8889,519533
2892,8829,600547
2902,8769,696560
2912,8689,799571
2912,8639,923586
2922,86110,058599
2932,85410,175610
2942,84210,279623
2942,82510,354633
2952,79910,416643
2952,78710,487651

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

Sweden

  • 1300–1560: Krantz, O. (2017) “Swedish GDP 1300-1560 A Tentative Estimate” Lund Papers in Economic History: General Issues; No. 152.
  • 1560–1950: Schön, L., and O. Krantz (2015) “New Swedish Historical National Accounts since the 16th Century in Constant and Current Prices” Lund Papers in Economic History no. 140

No separate list is published for Barbados, Albania, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.