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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	Iceland	Barbados	Oman	Sweden
Dec 31, 1999	277	273	2,348	8,858
Dec 31, 2000	281	274	2,403	8,872
Dec 31, 2001	285	275	2,457	8,896
Dec 31, 2002	288	276	2,510	8,925
Dec 31, 2003	289	278	2,562	8,958
Dec 31, 2004	293	279	2,613	8,994
Dec 31, 2005	296	280	2,663	9,030
Dec 31, 2006	304	281	2,713	9,081
Dec 31, 2007	311	282	2,764	9,148
Dec 31, 2008	319	283	2,816	9,220
Dec 31, 2009	319	285	2,871	9,299
Dec 31, 2010	318	286	2,928	9,378
Dec 31, 2011	319	287	2,986	9,449
Dec 31, 2012	321	288	3,047	9,519
Dec 31, 2013	324	289	3,110	9,600
Dec 31, 2014	327	290	3,174	9,696
Dec 31, 2015	331	291	3,240	9,799
Dec 31, 2016	335	291	3,307	9,923
Dec 31, 2017	343	292	3,375	10,058
Dec 31, 2018	353	293	3,444	10,175
Dec 31, 2019	361	294	3,512	10,279
Dec 31, 2020	366	294	3,582	10,354
Dec 31, 2021	372	295	3,651	10,416
Dec 31, 2022	380	295	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

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