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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosSwedenEl Salvador
2738,8585,767
2748,8725,825
2758,8965,856
2768,9255,869
2788,9585,880
2798,9945,888
2809,0305,899
2819,0815,906
2829,1485,911
2839,2205,934
2859,2995,954
2869,3785,967
2879,4495,984
2889,5196,033
2899,6006,121
2909,6966,179
2919,7996,205
2919,9236,248
29210,0586,304
29310,1756,368
29410,2796,372
29410,3546,385
29510,4166,407
29510,4876,429

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.

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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, El Salvador; the database as a whole is cited above.