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Population, long-run history

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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Congo - KinshasaIcelandNigeria
51,181277121,649
52,782281125,014
54,453285128,513
56,170288132,165
57,860289135,971
59,599293139,900
61,474296143,914
63,479304148,019
65,590311152,195
67,800319156,434
70,114319160,751
72,550318165,142
75,138319169,607
77,792321174,142
80,534324178,737
83,368327183,362
86,229331187,979
89,193335192,594
92,209343197,417
95,232353202,498
98,320361207,699
101,499366213,021
104,767372218,473
108,171380223,735

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.

Nigeria

  • 1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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