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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 Congo - KinshasaAlbaniaBulgaria
51,1813,0858,091
52,7823,0658,052
54,4533,0477,798
56,1703,0387,755
57,8603,0267,710
59,5993,0147,668
61,4742,9987,628
63,4792,9797,587
65,5902,9577,549
67,8002,9347,513
70,1142,9157,475
72,5502,9007,425
75,1382,8927,242
77,7922,8887,200
80,5342,8827,160
83,3682,8767,119
86,2292,8687,074
89,1932,8637,024
92,2092,8616,973
95,2322,8546,923
98,3202,8426,874
101,4992,8256,833
104,7672,7996,778
108,1712,7876,720

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.