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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	Dominica	Sweden	Sudan
Dec 31, 1999	273	70	8,858	26,168
Dec 31, 2000	274	71	8,872	26,771
Dec 31, 2001	275	71	8,896	27,387
Dec 31, 2002	276	72	8,925	28,017
Dec 31, 2003	278	72	8,958	28,662
Dec 31, 2004	279	72	8,994	29,321
Dec 31, 2005	280	72	9,030	29,996
Dec 31, 2006	281	72	9,081	30,686
Dec 31, 2007	282	72	9,148	31,393
Dec 31, 2008	283	73	9,220	32,137
Dec 31, 2009	285	73	9,299	33,078
Dec 31, 2010	286	73	9,378	33,891
Dec 31, 2011	287	73	9,449	34,568
Dec 31, 2012	288	73	9,519	35,293
Dec 31, 2013	289	73	9,600	36,093
Dec 31, 2014	290	73	9,696	37,058
Dec 31, 2015	291	74	9,799	38,165
Dec 31, 2016	291	74	9,923	39,294
Dec 31, 2017	292	74	10,058	40,512
Dec 31, 2018	293	74	10,175	41,764
Dec 31, 2019	294	75	10,279	42,952
Dec 31, 2020	294	75	10,354	44,121
Dec 31, 2021	295	76	10,416	45,290
Dec 31, 2022	295	76	10,487	46,498

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