Population, long-run history: compare countries

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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Burkina Faso	Sweden	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	11,075	8,858	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	11,405	8,872	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	11,828	8,896	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	12,380	8,925	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	12,829	8,958	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	13,178	8,994	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	13,540	9,030	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	13,917	9,081	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	14,309	9,148	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	14,722	9,220	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	15,152	9,299	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	15,600	9,378	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	16,064	9,449	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	16,563	9,519	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	17,072	9,600	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	17,575	9,696	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	18,094	9,799	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	18,621	9,923	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	19,157	10,058	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	19,698	10,175	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	20,242	10,279	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	20,788	10,354	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	21,336	10,416	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	21,889	10,487	167

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, Burkina Faso, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.