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	Sudan	Oman	Sweden
Dec 31, 1999	273	26,168	2,348	8,858
Dec 31, 2000	274	26,771	2,403	8,872
Dec 31, 2001	275	27,387	2,457	8,896
Dec 31, 2002	276	28,017	2,510	8,925
Dec 31, 2003	278	28,662	2,562	8,958
Dec 31, 2004	279	29,321	2,613	8,994
Dec 31, 2005	280	29,996	2,663	9,030
Dec 31, 2006	281	30,686	2,713	9,081
Dec 31, 2007	282	31,393	2,764	9,148
Dec 31, 2008	283	32,137	2,816	9,220
Dec 31, 2009	285	33,078	2,871	9,299
Dec 31, 2010	286	33,891	2,928	9,378
Dec 31, 2011	287	34,568	2,986	9,449
Dec 31, 2012	288	35,293	3,047	9,519
Dec 31, 2013	289	36,093	3,110	9,600
Dec 31, 2014	290	37,058	3,174	9,696
Dec 31, 2015	291	38,165	3,240	9,799
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,294	3,307	9,923
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,512	3,375	10,058
Dec 31, 2018	293	41,764	3,444	10,175
Dec 31, 2019	294	42,952	3,512	10,279
Dec 31, 2020	294	44,121	3,582	10,354
Dec 31, 2021	295	45,290	3,651	10,416
Dec 31, 2022	295	46,498	3,696	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.

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