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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandUnited Arab EmiratesSweden
2773,1018,858
2813,2848,872
2853,4588,896
2883,6138,925
2893,7548,958
2933,8828,994
2964,0009,030
3044,5329,081
3115,6239,148
3197,2779,220
3198,1649,299
3188,1529,378
3198,4389,449
3218,7479,519
3249,0779,600
3279,3219,696
3319,4619,799
3359,5879,923
3439,69910,058
3539,79610,175
3619,87910,279
3669,95310,354
37210,01810,416
38010,09910,487

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

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

No separate list is published for United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.