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	Sweden	Oman	Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dec 31, 1999	273	8,858	2,348	3,811
Dec 31, 2000	274	8,872	2,403	3,901
Dec 31, 2001	275	8,896	2,457	3,919
Dec 31, 2002	276	8,925	2,510	3,923
Dec 31, 2003	278	8,958	2,562	3,940
Dec 31, 2004	279	8,994	2,613	3,975
Dec 31, 2005	280	9,030	2,663	3,991
Dec 31, 2006	281	9,081	2,713	3,993
Dec 31, 2007	282	9,148	2,764	3,990
Dec 31, 2008	283	9,220	2,816	3,987
Dec 31, 2009	285	9,299	2,871	3,985
Dec 31, 2010	286	9,378	2,928	3,983
Dec 31, 2011	287	9,449	2,986	3,980
Dec 31, 2012	288	9,519	3,047	3,977
Dec 31, 2013	289	9,600	3,110	3,973
Dec 31, 2014	290	9,696	3,174	3,968
Dec 31, 2015	291	9,799	3,240	3,963
Dec 31, 2016	291	9,923	3,307	3,957
Dec 31, 2017	292	10,058	3,375	3,951
Dec 31, 2018	293	10,175	3,444	3,944
Dec 31, 2019	294	10,279	3,512	3,937
Dec 31, 2020	294	10,354	3,582	3,929
Dec 31, 2021	295	10,416	3,651	3,921
Dec 31, 2022	295	10,487	3,696	3,876

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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