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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 SwedenBosnia & HerzegovinaCongo - Kinshasa
8,8583,81151,181
8,8723,90152,782
8,8963,91954,453
8,9253,92356,170
8,9583,94057,860
8,9943,97559,599
9,0303,99161,474
9,0813,99363,479
9,1483,99065,590
9,2203,98767,800
9,2993,98570,114
9,3783,98372,550
9,4493,98075,138
9,5193,97777,792
9,6003,97380,534
9,6963,96883,368
9,7993,96386,229
9,9233,95789,193
10,0583,95192,209
10,1753,94495,232
10,2793,93798,320
10,3543,929101,499
10,4163,921104,767
10,4873,876108,171

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

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