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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	Sweden
Dec 31, 1999	273	7,258	2,348	8,858
Dec 31, 2000	274	7,296	2,403	8,872
Dec 31, 2001	275	7,332	2,457	8,896
Dec 31, 2002	276	7,384	2,510	8,925
Dec 31, 2003	278	7,438	2,562	8,958
Dec 31, 2004	279	7,488	2,613	8,994
Dec 31, 2005	280	7,532	2,663	9,030
Dec 31, 2006	281	7,579	2,713	9,081
Dec 31, 2007	282	7,647	2,764	9,148
Dec 31, 2008	283	7,738	2,816	9,220
Dec 31, 2009	285	7,825	2,871	9,299
Dec 31, 2010	286	7,884	2,928	9,378
Dec 31, 2011	287	7,959	2,986	9,449
Dec 31, 2012	288	8,044	3,047	9,519
Dec 31, 2013	289	8,137	3,110	9,600
Dec 31, 2014	290	8,237	3,174	9,696
Dec 31, 2015	291	8,332	3,240	9,799
Dec 31, 2016	291	8,423	3,307	9,923
Dec 31, 2017	292	8,502	3,375	10,058
Dec 31, 2018	293	8,565	3,444	10,175
Dec 31, 2019	294	8,626	3,512	10,279
Dec 31, 2020	294	8,689	3,582	10,354
Dec 31, 2021	295	8,756	3,651	10,416
Dec 31, 2022	295	8,834	3,696	10,487

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

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, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.