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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 SenegalOmanSweden
10,0702,3488,858
10,3052,4038,872
10,5762,4578,896
10,8642,5108,925
11,1722,5628,958
11,4982,6138,994
11,8392,6639,030
12,2042,7139,081
12,5842,7649,148
12,9782,8169,220
13,3822,8719,299
13,7942,9289,378
14,2262,9869,449
14,6683,0479,519
15,1213,1109,600
15,5893,1749,696
16,0663,2409,799
16,5493,3079,923
17,0443,37510,058
17,5353,44410,175
18,0213,51210,279
18,5183,58210,354
19,0163,65110,416
19,5123,69610,487

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