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

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