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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 SwedenBosnia & HerzegovinaBurkina Faso
8,8583,81111,075
8,8723,90111,405
8,8963,91911,828
8,9253,92312,380
8,9583,94012,829
8,9943,97513,178
9,0303,99113,540
9,0813,99313,917
9,1483,99014,309
9,2203,98714,722
9,2993,98515,152
9,3783,98315,600
9,4493,98016,064
9,5193,97716,563
9,6003,97317,072
9,6963,96817,575
9,7993,96318,094
9,9233,95718,621
10,0583,95119,157
10,1753,94419,698
10,2793,93720,242
10,3543,92920,788
10,4163,92121,336
10,4873,87621,889

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.