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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Belgium	Sweden
Dec 31, 1999	10,227	8,858
Dec 31, 2000	10,252	8,872
Dec 31, 2001	10,288	8,896
Dec 31, 2002	10,334	8,925
Dec 31, 2003	10,377	8,958
Dec 31, 2004	10,422	8,994
Dec 31, 2005	10,480	9,030
Dec 31, 2006	10,549	9,081
Dec 31, 2007	10,627	9,148
Dec 31, 2008	10,711	9,220
Dec 31, 2009	10,797	9,299
Dec 31, 2010	10,897	9,378
Dec 31, 2011	11,039	9,449
Dec 31, 2012	11,108	9,519
Dec 31, 2013	11,160	9,600
Dec 31, 2014	11,210	9,696
Dec 31, 2015	11,275	9,799
Dec 31, 2016	11,332	9,923
Dec 31, 2017	11,376	10,058
Dec 31, 2018	11,429	10,175
Dec 31, 2019	11,491	10,279
Dec 31, 2020	11,546	10,354
Dec 31, 2021	11,594	10,416
Dec 31, 2022	11,695	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.

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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

Belgium

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1500- 1846: Buyst, E. (2011), “Towards Estimates of Long Term Growth in the Southern Low Countries, ca.1500-1846”, Results presented at the Conference on Quantifying Long Run Economic Development, Venice, 22-24 March, 2011
1846-1913: J. Gadisseur, "Contribution à l'étude de la production agricole en Belgique de 1846 à 1913", Revue belge d'histoire contemporaine, vol. IV, 1-2, 1973,
1913-1950: C. Carbonnelle, "Recherches sur levolution de la production en Belgique de 1900à 1957", Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, no. 3, April 1959, p. 358.

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