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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	Netherlands	Oman	Switzerland
Dec 31, 1999	273	15,817	2,348	7,258
Dec 31, 2000	274	15,932	2,403	7,296
Dec 31, 2001	275	16,052	2,457	7,332
Dec 31, 2002	276	16,155	2,510	7,384
Dec 31, 2003	278	16,231	2,562	7,438
Dec 31, 2004	279	16,288	2,613	7,488
Dec 31, 2005	280	16,326	2,663	7,532
Dec 31, 2006	281	16,352	2,713	7,579
Dec 31, 2007	282	16,388	2,764	7,647
Dec 31, 2008	283	16,452	2,816	7,738
Dec 31, 2009	285	16,536	2,871	7,825
Dec 31, 2010	286	16,621	2,928	7,884
Dec 31, 2011	287	16,699	2,986	7,959
Dec 31, 2012	288	16,761	3,047	8,044
Dec 31, 2013	289	16,810	3,110	8,137
Dec 31, 2014	290	16,871	3,174	8,237
Dec 31, 2015	291	16,946	3,240	8,332
Dec 31, 2016	291	17,036	3,307	8,423
Dec 31, 2017	292	17,137	3,375	8,502
Dec 31, 2018	293	17,238	3,444	8,565
Dec 31, 2019	294	17,351	3,512	8,626
Dec 31, 2020	294	17,448	3,582	8,689
Dec 31, 2021	295	17,539	3,651	8,756
Dec 31, 2022	295	17,709	3,696	8,834

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

Netherlands

1348–1807 (Holland): Van Zanden, J. L. and van Leeuwen, B. (2012), ‘Persistent but not consistent: the growth of national income in Holland 1347–1807’, Explorations in Economic History, 49 (2012), pp. 119–30.
1807-1913: Smits, J.P., E. Horlings and J.L. van Zanden (2000). The Measurement of Gross National Product and its Components 1800-1913 (Groningen Growth and Development Centre Monograph series no 5).
1913-1950: C.A. van Bochove and T.A. Huitker, "Main National Accounting Series, 1900-1986", CBS Occasional Paper, No. 17, The Hague, 1987.

Switzerland

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
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.