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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	Malta	Congo - Kinshasa	Sweden
Dec 31, 1999	387	51,181	8,858
Dec 31, 2000	390	52,782	8,872
Dec 31, 2001	393	54,453	8,896
Dec 31, 2002	396	56,170	8,925
Dec 31, 2003	398	57,860	8,958
Dec 31, 2004	401	59,599	8,994
Dec 31, 2005	404	61,474	9,030
Dec 31, 2006	405	63,479	9,081
Dec 31, 2007	406	65,590	9,148
Dec 31, 2008	409	67,800	9,220
Dec 31, 2009	412	70,114	9,299
Dec 31, 2010	414	72,550	9,378
Dec 31, 2011	416	75,138	9,449
Dec 31, 2012	420	77,792	9,519
Dec 31, 2013	426	80,534	9,600
Dec 31, 2014	435	83,368	9,696
Dec 31, 2015	445	86,229	9,799
Dec 31, 2016	455	89,193	9,923
Dec 31, 2017	468	92,209	10,058
Dec 31, 2018	485	95,232	10,175
Dec 31, 2019	504	98,320	10,279
Dec 31, 2020	516	101,499	10,354
Dec 31, 2021	518	104,767	10,416
Dec 31, 2022	530	108,171	10,487

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