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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	Philippines	Sweden	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	79,346	8,858	273
Dec 31, 2000	81,131	8,872	274
Dec 31, 2001	83,023	8,896	275
Dec 31, 2002	84,876	8,925	276
Dec 31, 2003	86,697	8,958	278
Dec 31, 2004	88,568	8,994	279
Dec 31, 2005	90,418	9,030	280
Dec 31, 2006	92,253	9,081	281
Dec 31, 2007	94,098	9,148	282
Dec 31, 2008	95,923	9,220	283
Dec 31, 2009	97,627	9,299	285
Dec 31, 2010	99,317	9,378	286
Dec 31, 2011	100,999	9,449	287
Dec 31, 2012	102,618	9,519	288
Dec 31, 2013	104,299	9,600	289
Dec 31, 2014	106,076	9,696	290
Dec 31, 2015	107,868	9,799	291
Dec 31, 2016	109,493	9,923	291
Dec 31, 2017	111,094	10,058	292
Dec 31, 2018	112,843	10,175	293
Dec 31, 2019	114,636	10,279	294
Dec 31, 2020	117,026	10,354	294
Dec 31, 2021	119,473	10,416	295
Dec 31, 2022	121,234	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.

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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

Philippines

1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

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; the database as a whole is cited above.