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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 - KinshasaSwedenQatar
51,1818,858627
52,7828,872659
54,4538,896691
56,1708,925724
57,8608,958757
59,5998,994850
61,4749,0301,001
63,4799,0811,153
65,5909,1481,306
67,8009,2201,460
70,1149,2991,615
72,5509,3781,770
75,1389,4491,904
77,7929,5192,010
80,5349,6002,103
83,3689,6962,187
86,2299,7992,261
89,1939,9232,326
92,20910,0582,384
95,23210,1752,435
98,32010,2792,480
101,49910,3542,519
104,76710,4162,553
108,17110,4872,559

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

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