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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 BulgariaSudanCongo - Kinshasa
8,09126,16851,181
8,05226,77152,782
7,79827,38754,453
7,75528,01756,170
7,71028,66257,860
7,66829,32159,599
7,62829,99661,474
7,58730,68663,479
7,54931,39365,590
7,51332,13767,800
7,47533,07870,114
7,42533,89172,550
7,24234,56875,138
7,20035,29377,792
7,16036,09380,534
7,11937,05883,368
7,07438,16586,229
7,02439,29489,193
6,97340,51292,209
6,92341,76495,232
6,87442,95298,320
6,83344,121101,499
6,77845,290104,767
6,72046,498108,171

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

Bulgaria

  • 1892-1945: Ivanov, M. (2006). “Bulgarian National Income between 1892 and 1924,” Bulgarian National Discussion Papers DP/54/2006

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