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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Switzerland	São Tomé & Príncipe	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	7,258	138	273
Dec 31, 2000	7,296	141	274
Dec 31, 2001	7,332	144	275
Dec 31, 2002	7,384	147	276
Dec 31, 2003	7,438	151	278
Dec 31, 2004	7,488	154	279
Dec 31, 2005	7,532	158	280
Dec 31, 2006	7,579	161	281
Dec 31, 2007	7,647	165	282
Dec 31, 2008	7,738	168	283
Dec 31, 2009	7,825	172	285
Dec 31, 2010	7,884	176	286
Dec 31, 2011	7,959	180	287
Dec 31, 2012	8,044	183	288
Dec 31, 2013	8,137	187	289
Dec 31, 2014	8,237	190	290
Dec 31, 2015	8,332	194	291
Dec 31, 2016	8,423	198	291
Dec 31, 2017	8,502	201	292
Dec 31, 2018	8,565	204	293
Dec 31, 2019	8,626	208	294
Dec 31, 2020	8,689	212	294
Dec 31, 2021	8,756	216	295
Dec 31, 2022	8,834	220	295

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

No separate list is published for São Tomé & Príncipe, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.