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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 IcelandSudanOmanSweden
27726,1682,3488,858
28126,7712,4038,872
28527,3872,4578,896
28828,0172,5108,925
28928,6622,5628,958
29329,3212,6138,994
29629,9962,6639,030
30430,6862,7139,081
31131,3932,7649,148
31932,1372,8169,220
31933,0782,8719,299
31833,8912,9289,378
31934,5682,9869,449
32135,2933,0479,519
32436,0933,1109,600
32737,0583,1749,696
33138,1653,2409,799
33539,2943,3079,923
34340,5123,37510,058
35341,7643,44410,175
36142,9523,51210,279
36644,1213,58210,354
37245,2903,65110,416
38046,4983,69610,487

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