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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 BarbadosDominicaSwedenAlbania
273708,8583,085
274718,8723,065
275718,8963,047
276728,9253,038
278728,9583,026
279728,9943,014
280729,0302,998
281729,0812,979
282729,1482,957
283739,2202,934
285739,2992,915
286739,3782,900
287739,4492,892
288739,5192,888
289739,6002,882
290739,6962,876
291749,7992,868
291749,9232,863
2927410,0582,861
2937410,1752,854
2947510,2792,842
2947510,3542,825
2957610,4162,799
2957610,4872,787

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, Dominica, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.