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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 United Arab EmiratesSt. LuciaCongo - Kinshasa
3,10115251,181
3,28415352,782
3,45815454,453
3,61315556,170
3,75415657,860
3,88215759,599
4,00015761,474
4,53215863,479
5,62315965,590
7,27716067,800
8,16416070,114
8,15216172,550
8,43816275,138
8,74716277,792
9,07716380,534
9,32116383,368
9,46116486,229
9,58716489,193
9,69916592,209
9,79616695,232
9,87916698,320
9,953167101,499
10,018167104,767
10,099167108,171

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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GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

No separate list is published for United Arab Emirates, St. Lucia, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.