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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	Sweden	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	8,858	273
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	8,872	274
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	8,896	275
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	8,925	276
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	8,958	278
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	8,994	279
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	9,030	280
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	9,081	281
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	9,148	282
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	9,220	283
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	9,299	285
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	9,378	286
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	9,449	287
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	9,519	288
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	9,600	289
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	9,696	290
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	9,799	291
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	9,923	291
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	10,058	292
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	10,175	293
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	10,279	294
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	10,354	294
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	10,416	295
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	10,487	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

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.

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 Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.