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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 BarbadosSão Tomé & PríncipeSweden
2731388,858
2741418,872
2751448,896
2761478,925
2781518,958
2791548,994
2801589,030
2811619,081
2821659,148
2831689,220
2851729,299
2861769,378
2871809,449
2881839,519
2891879,600
2901909,696
2911949,799
2911989,923
29220110,058
29320410,175
29420810,279
29421210,354
29521610,416
29522010,487

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.

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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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.