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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	Spain	Sweden
Dec 31, 1999	273	40,378	8,858
Dec 31, 2000	274	40,563	8,872
Dec 31, 2001	275	40,775	8,896
Dec 31, 2002	276	41,433	8,925
Dec 31, 2003	278	42,205	8,958
Dec 31, 2004	279	42,869	8,994
Dec 31, 2005	280	43,672	9,030
Dec 31, 2006	281	44,370	9,081
Dec 31, 2007	282	45,246	9,148
Dec 31, 2008	283	45,993	9,220
Dec 31, 2009	285	46,378	9,299
Dec 31, 2010	286	46,573	9,378
Dec 31, 2011	287	46,746	9,449
Dec 31, 2012	288	46,777	9,519
Dec 31, 2013	289	46,603	9,600
Dec 31, 2014	290	46,465	9,696
Dec 31, 2015	291	46,420	9,799
Dec 31, 2016	291	46,460	9,923
Dec 31, 2017	292	46,543	10,058
Dec 31, 2018	293	46,739	10,175
Dec 31, 2019	294	47,116	10,279
Dec 31, 2020	294	47,366	10,354
Dec 31, 2021	295	47,342	10,416
Dec 31, 2022	295	47,625	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.

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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

Spain

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
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

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; the database as a whole is cited above.