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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Cape Verde	Oman	Sweden
Dec 31, 1999	422	2,348	8,858
Dec 31, 2000	430	2,403	8,872
Dec 31, 2001	438	2,457	8,896
Dec 31, 2002	447	2,510	8,925
Dec 31, 2003	455	2,562	8,958
Dec 31, 2004	463	2,613	8,994
Dec 31, 2005	471	2,663	9,030
Dec 31, 2006	478	2,713	9,081
Dec 31, 2007	486	2,764	9,148
Dec 31, 2008	494	2,816	9,220
Dec 31, 2009	501	2,871	9,299
Dec 31, 2010	509	2,928	9,378
Dec 31, 2011	516	2,986	9,449
Dec 31, 2012	524	3,047	9,519
Dec 31, 2013	531	3,110	9,600
Dec 31, 2014	539	3,174	9,696
Dec 31, 2015	546	3,240	9,799
Dec 31, 2016	553	3,307	9,923
Dec 31, 2017	562	3,375	10,058
Dec 31, 2018	568	3,444	10,175
Dec 31, 2019	574	3,512	10,279
Dec 31, 2020	580	3,582	10,354
Dec 31, 2021	585	3,651	10,416
Dec 31, 2022	590	3,696	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.

All data sources

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 Cape Verde, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.