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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandAlbaniaOmanSweden
2773,0852,3488,858
2813,0652,4038,872
2853,0472,4578,896
2883,0382,5108,925
2893,0262,5628,958
2933,0142,6138,994
2962,9982,6639,030
3042,9792,7139,081
3112,9572,7649,148
3192,9342,8169,220
3192,9152,8719,299
3182,9002,9289,378
3192,8922,9869,449
3212,8883,0479,519
3242,8823,1109,600
3272,8763,1749,696
3312,8683,2409,799
3352,8633,3079,923
3432,8613,37510,058
3532,8543,44410,175
3612,8423,51210,279
3662,8253,58210,354
3722,7993,65110,416
3802,7873,69610,487

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

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