Population, long-run history: compare countries

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

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