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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 TunisiaOmanSweden
9,4172,3488,858
9,5142,4038,872
9,6132,4578,896
9,7112,5108,925
9,8102,5628,958
9,9062,6138,994
9,9972,6639,030
10,0872,7139,081
10,1782,7649,148
10,2742,8169,220
10,3772,8719,299
10,4912,9289,378
10,6122,9869,449
10,7373,0479,519
10,8663,1109,600
10,9963,1749,696
11,1243,2409,799
11,2483,3079,923
11,3653,37510,058
11,4773,44410,175
11,5833,51210,279
11,6813,58210,354
11,7723,65110,416
11,8623,69610,487

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