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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 - KinshasaIcelandBosnia & Herzegovina
51,1812773,811
52,7822813,901
54,4532853,919
56,1702883,923
57,8602893,940
59,5992933,975
61,4742963,991
63,4793043,993
65,5903113,990
67,8003193,987
70,1143193,985
72,5503183,983
75,1383193,980
77,7923213,977
80,5343243,973
83,3683273,968
86,2293313,963
89,1933353,957
92,2093433,951
95,2323533,944
98,3203613,937
101,4993663,929
104,7673723,921
108,1713803,876

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

Iceland

  • 1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.