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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Switzerland	Netherlands
Dec 31, 1999	7,258	15,817
Dec 31, 2000	7,296	15,932
Dec 31, 2001	7,332	16,052
Dec 31, 2002	7,384	16,155
Dec 31, 2003	7,438	16,231
Dec 31, 2004	7,488	16,288
Dec 31, 2005	7,532	16,326
Dec 31, 2006	7,579	16,352
Dec 31, 2007	7,647	16,388
Dec 31, 2008	7,738	16,452
Dec 31, 2009	7,825	16,536
Dec 31, 2010	7,884	16,621
Dec 31, 2011	7,959	16,699
Dec 31, 2012	8,044	16,761
Dec 31, 2013	8,137	16,810
Dec 31, 2014	8,237	16,871
Dec 31, 2015	8,332	16,946
Dec 31, 2016	8,423	17,036
Dec 31, 2017	8,502	17,137
Dec 31, 2018	8,565	17,238
Dec 31, 2019	8,626	17,351
Dec 31, 2020	8,689	17,448
Dec 31, 2021	8,756	17,539
Dec 31, 2022	8,834	17,709

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

Switzerland

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
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

Netherlands

1348–1807 (Holland): Van Zanden, J. L. and van Leeuwen, B. (2012), ‘Persistent but not consistent: the growth of national income in Holland 1347–1807’, Explorations in Economic History, 49 (2012), pp. 119–30.
1807-1913: Smits, J.P., E. Horlings and J.L. van Zanden (2000). The Measurement of Gross National Product and its Components 1800-1913 (Groningen Growth and Development Centre Monograph series no 5).
1913-1950: C.A. van Bochove and T.A. Huitker, "Main National Accounting Series, 1900-1986", CBS Occasional Paper, No. 17, The Hague, 1987.