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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 - KinshasaSwedenPhilippines
51,1818,85879,346
52,7828,87281,131
54,4538,89683,023
56,1708,92584,876
57,8608,95886,697
59,5998,99488,568
61,4749,03090,418
63,4799,08192,253
65,5909,14894,098
67,8009,22095,923
70,1149,29997,627
72,5509,37899,317
75,1389,449100,999
77,7929,519102,618
80,5349,600104,299
83,3689,696106,076
86,2299,799107,868
89,1939,923109,493
92,20910,058111,094
95,23210,175112,843
98,32010,279114,636
101,49910,354117,026
104,76710,416119,473
108,17110,487121,234

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

Philippines

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

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