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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Seychelles	Oman	Sweden
Dec 31, 1999	78	2,348	8,858
Dec 31, 2000	79	2,403	8,872
Dec 31, 2001	80	2,457	8,896
Dec 31, 2002	81	2,510	8,925
Dec 31, 2003	82	2,562	8,958
Dec 31, 2004	83	2,613	8,994
Dec 31, 2005	84	2,663	9,030
Dec 31, 2006	85	2,713	9,081
Dec 31, 2007	86	2,764	9,148
Dec 31, 2008	87	2,816	9,220
Dec 31, 2009	87	2,871	9,299
Dec 31, 2010	88	2,928	9,378
Dec 31, 2011	89	2,986	9,449
Dec 31, 2012	90	3,047	9,519
Dec 31, 2013	91	3,110	9,600
Dec 31, 2014	92	3,174	9,696
Dec 31, 2015	92	3,240	9,799
Dec 31, 2016	93	3,307	9,923
Dec 31, 2017	94	3,375	10,058
Dec 31, 2018	95	3,444	10,175
Dec 31, 2019	96	3,512	10,279
Dec 31, 2020	97	3,582	10,354
Dec 31, 2021	98	3,651	10,416
Dec 31, 2022	98	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.

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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

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