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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 Congo - KinshasaCentral African RepublicSweden
51,1813,8898,858
52,7823,9808,872
54,4534,0548,896
56,1704,1288,925
57,8604,2158,958
59,5994,2898,994
61,4744,3639,030
63,4794,4499,081
65,5904,5449,148
67,8004,6419,220
70,1144,7429,299
72,5504,8459,378
75,1384,9509,449
77,7925,0579,519
80,5345,1679,600
83,3685,2789,696
86,2295,3929,799
89,1935,5079,923
92,2095,62510,058
95,2325,74510,175
98,3205,87410,279
101,4996,02510,354
104,7676,15410,416
108,1716,29110,487

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.