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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 IcelandSwedenLithuania
2778,8583,419
2818,8723,395
2858,8963,367
2888,9253,340
2898,9583,313
2938,9943,276
2969,0303,223
3049,0813,172
3119,1483,134
3199,2203,102
3199,2993,068
3189,3783,004
3199,4492,937
3219,5192,898
3249,6002,869
3279,6962,844
3319,7992,818
3359,9232,782
34310,0582,744
35310,1752,718
36110,2792,710
36610,3542,711
37210,4162,724
38010,4872,748

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 Lithuania; the database as a whole is cited above.