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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 - KinshasaSwedenLebanon
51,1818,8583,460
52,7828,8723,499
54,4538,8963,554
56,1708,9253,610
57,8608,9583,665
59,5998,9943,721
61,4749,0303,777
63,4799,0813,853
65,5909,1483,954
67,8009,2204,036
70,1149,2994,082
72,5509,3784,097
75,1389,4494,115
77,7929,5194,206
80,5349,6004,696
83,3689,6965,365
86,2299,7995,640
89,1939,9235,688
92,20910,0585,680
95,23210,1755,562
98,32010,2795,331
101,49910,3544,986
104,76710,4164,802
108,17110,4874,713

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

Lebanon

  • 1820, 1870, 1913, 1950: Pamuk, S. (2006), Estimating Economic Growth in the Middle East since 1820, The Journal of Economic History, vol 66, no. 3, pp. 809 - 828

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