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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 BarbadosSwedenAlbaniaLuxembourg
2738,8583,085433
2748,8723,065438
2758,8963,047443
2768,9253,038448
2788,9583,026454
2798,9943,014460
2809,0302,998467
2819,0812,979474
2829,1482,957482
2839,2202,934491
2859,2992,915500
2869,3782,900509
2879,4492,892521
2889,5192,888533
2899,6002,882547
2909,6962,876560
2919,7992,868571
2919,9232,863586
29210,0582,861599
29310,1752,854610
29410,2792,842623
29410,3542,825633
29510,4162,799643
29510,4872,787651

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