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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 - KinshasaSloveniaFinland
51,1811,9985,166
52,7822,0045,176
54,4532,0065,188
56,1702,0095,201
57,8602,0105,213
59,5992,0115,228
61,4742,0155,246
63,4792,0225,266
65,5902,0335,289
67,8002,0365,313
70,1142,0565,339
72,5502,0635,363
75,1382,0675,388
77,7922,0715,414
80,5342,0745,439
83,3682,0765,463
86,2292,0785,481
89,1932,0795,495
92,2092,0815,508
95,2322,0875,516
98,3202,1045,522
101,4992,1185,531
104,7672,1235,542
108,1712,1245,556

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

Slovenia

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

Finland

  • 1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
  • 1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

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