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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 - KinshasaBosnia & HerzegovinaBurkina Faso
51,1813,81111,075
52,7823,90111,405
54,4533,91911,828
56,1703,92312,380
57,8603,94012,829
59,5993,97513,178
61,4743,99113,540
63,4793,99313,917
65,5903,99014,309
67,8003,98714,722
70,1143,98515,152
72,5503,98315,600
75,1383,98016,064
77,7923,97716,563
80,5343,97317,072
83,3683,96817,575
86,2293,96318,094
89,1933,95718,621
92,2093,95119,157
95,2323,94419,698
98,3203,93720,242
101,4993,92920,788
104,7673,92121,336
108,1713,87621,889

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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