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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 BangladeshCongo - KinshasaSweden
132,90751,1818,858
135,20752,7828,872
137,42054,4538,896
139,57356,1708,925
141,65057,8608,958
143,64459,5998,994
145,54661,4749,030
147,37663,4799,081
149,04765,5909,148
150,56267,8009,220
152,18970,1149,299
153,92772,5509,378
155,63475,1389,449
157,32677,7929,519
158,99980,5349,600
160,65083,3689,696
162,27386,2299,799
163,93889,1939,923
165,65592,20910,058
167,35895,23210,175
169,04598,32010,279
170,709101,49910,354
172,354104,76710,416
174,217108,17110,487

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

Bangladesh

  • 1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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