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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	Sweden	Barbados	Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dec 31, 1999	8,858	273	3,811
Dec 31, 2000	8,872	274	3,901
Dec 31, 2001	8,896	275	3,919
Dec 31, 2002	8,925	276	3,923
Dec 31, 2003	8,958	278	3,940
Dec 31, 2004	8,994	279	3,975
Dec 31, 2005	9,030	280	3,991
Dec 31, 2006	9,081	281	3,993
Dec 31, 2007	9,148	282	3,990
Dec 31, 2008	9,220	283	3,987
Dec 31, 2009	9,299	285	3,985
Dec 31, 2010	9,378	286	3,983
Dec 31, 2011	9,449	287	3,980
Dec 31, 2012	9,519	288	3,977
Dec 31, 2013	9,600	289	3,973
Dec 31, 2014	9,696	290	3,968
Dec 31, 2015	9,799	291	3,963
Dec 31, 2016	9,923	291	3,957
Dec 31, 2017	10,058	292	3,951
Dec 31, 2018	10,175	293	3,944
Dec 31, 2019	10,279	294	3,937
Dec 31, 2020	10,354	294	3,929
Dec 31, 2021	10,416	295	3,921
Dec 31, 2022	10,487	295	3,876

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 Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.