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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	Barbados	Malta	Sweden	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	8,858	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	8,872	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	8,896	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	8,925	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	8,958	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	8,994	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	9,030	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	9,081	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	9,148	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	9,220	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	9,299	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	9,378	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	9,449	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	9,519	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	9,600	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	9,696	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	9,799	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	9,923	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	10,058	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	10,175	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	10,279	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	10,354	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	10,416	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	10,487	108,171

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.

All data sources

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 Barbados, Malta, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.