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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Sweden	Congo - Kinshasa	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	8,858	51,181	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	8,872	52,782	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	8,896	54,453	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	8,925	56,170	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	8,958	57,860	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	8,994	59,599	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	9,030	61,474	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	9,081	63,479	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	9,148	65,590	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	9,220	67,800	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	9,299	70,114	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	9,378	72,550	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	9,449	75,138	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	9,519	77,792	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	9,600	80,534	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	9,696	83,368	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	9,799	86,229	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	9,923	89,193	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	10,058	92,209	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	10,175	95,232	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	10,279	98,320	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	10,354	101,499	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	10,416	104,767	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	10,487	108,171	58,966

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

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

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