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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 SwedenCongo - KinshasaPhilippines
8,85851,18179,346
8,87252,78281,131
8,89654,45383,023
8,92556,17084,876
8,95857,86086,697
8,99459,59988,568
9,03061,47490,418
9,08163,47992,253
9,14865,59094,098
9,22067,80095,923
9,29970,11497,627
9,37872,55099,317
9,44975,138100,999
9,51977,792102,618
9,60080,534104,299
9,69683,368106,076
9,79986,229107,868
9,92389,193109,493
10,05892,209111,094
10,17595,232112,843
10,27998,320114,636
10,354101,499117,026
10,416104,767119,473
10,487108,171121,234

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

Philippines

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

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