Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Moldova	Sweden	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,244	8,858	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,199	8,872	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,154	8,896	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,108	8,925	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,059	8,958	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,013	8,994	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,966	9,030	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,919	9,081	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,873	9,148	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,829	9,220	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,788	9,299	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,748	9,378	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,709	9,449	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,671	9,519	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,633	9,600	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,595	9,696	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,558	9,799	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,522	9,923	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,485	10,058	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,448	10,175	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,412	10,279	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,376	10,354	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,339	10,416	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,570	10,487	530

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, Moldova, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.