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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 & HerzegovinaLaos
51,1813,8115,286
52,7823,9015,397
54,4533,9195,499
56,1703,9235,578
57,8603,9405,654
59,5993,9755,746
61,4743,9915,836
63,4793,9935,931
65,5903,9906,035
67,8003,9876,145
70,1143,9856,257
72,5503,9836,368
75,1383,9806,477
77,7923,9776,586
80,5343,9736,695
83,3683,9686,804
86,2293,9636,912
89,1933,9577,019
92,2093,9517,127
95,2323,9447,234
98,3203,9377,343
101,4993,9297,452
104,7673,9217,560
108,1713,8767,666

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, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.