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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	Germany	Iceland	Sweden
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	277	8,858
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	281	8,872
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	285	8,896
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	288	8,925
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	289	8,958
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	293	8,994
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	296	9,030
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	304	9,081
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	311	9,148
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	319	9,220
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	319	9,299
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	318	9,378
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	319	9,449
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	321	9,519
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	324	9,600
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	327	9,696
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	331	9,799
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	335	9,923
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	343	10,058
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	353	10,175
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	361	10,279
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	366	10,354
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	372	10,416
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	380	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

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

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