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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 - KinshasaBangladeshEstonia
51,181132,9071,378
52,782135,2071,400
54,453137,4201,391
56,170139,5731,382
57,860141,6501,374
59,599143,6441,365
61,474145,5461,357
63,479147,3761,349
65,590149,0471,341
67,800150,5621,337
70,114152,1891,334
72,550153,9271,332
75,138155,6341,328
77,792157,3261,324
80,534158,9991,319
83,368160,6501,314
86,229162,2731,312
89,193163,9381,314
92,209165,6551,314
95,232167,3581,318
98,320169,0451,323
101,499170,7091,327
104,767172,3541,329
108,171174,2171,330

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

Bangladesh

  • 1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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