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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	Switzerland	Oman	France
Dec 31, 1999	273	7,258	2,348	60,396
Dec 31, 2000	274	7,296	2,403	60,811
Dec 31, 2001	275	7,332	2,457	61,255
Dec 31, 2002	276	7,384	2,510	61,703
Dec 31, 2003	278	7,438	2,562	62,141
Dec 31, 2004	279	7,488	2,613	62,600
Dec 31, 2005	280	7,532	2,663	63,073
Dec 31, 2006	281	7,579	2,713	63,513
Dec 31, 2007	282	7,647	2,764	63,906
Dec 31, 2008	283	7,738	2,816	64,264
Dec 31, 2009	285	7,825	2,871	64,594
Dec 31, 2010	286	7,884	2,928	64,913
Dec 31, 2011	287	7,959	2,986	65,231
Dec 31, 2012	288	8,044	3,047	65,552
Dec 31, 2013	289	8,137	3,110	65,891
Dec 31, 2014	290	8,237	3,174	66,212
Dec 31, 2015	291	8,332	3,240	66,480
Dec 31, 2016	291	8,423	3,307	66,730
Dec 31, 2017	292	8,502	3,375	67,015
Dec 31, 2018	293	8,565	3,444	67,347
Dec 31, 2019	294	8,626	3,512	67,660
Dec 31, 2020	294	8,689	3,582	67,901
Dec 31, 2021	295	8,756	3,651	68,114
Dec 31, 2022	295	8,834	3,696	68,387

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

Switzerland

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

France

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1276–1800: Ridolfi, L., & Nuvolari, A. (2021). L’histoire immobile? A reappraisal of French economic growth using the demand-side approach, 1280–1850. European Review of Economic History, 25(3), 405–428
1850-1913: Toutain, Le Produit interieur de la France de 1789 a 1982, Presses Universitaires de Grenoble, 1987
1920-1950: Toutain, Le Produit interieur de la France de 1789 a 1982, Presses Universitaires de Grenoble, 1987

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