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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 BarbadosLuxembourgAlbaniaSweden
2734333,0858,858
2744383,0658,872
2754433,0478,896
2764483,0388,925
2784543,0268,958
2794603,0148,994
2804672,9989,030
2814742,9799,081
2824822,9579,148
2834912,9349,220
2855002,9159,299
2865092,9009,378
2875212,8929,449
2885332,8889,519
2895472,8829,600
2905602,8769,696
2915712,8689,799
2915862,8639,923
2925992,86110,058
2936102,85410,175
2946232,84210,279
2946332,82510,354
2956432,79910,416
2956512,78710,487

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

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