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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 - KinshasaBangladeshSlovenia
51,181132,9071,998
52,782135,2072,004
54,453137,4202,006
56,170139,5732,009
57,860141,6502,010
59,599143,6442,011
61,474145,5462,015
63,479147,3762,022
65,590149,0472,033
67,800150,5622,036
70,114152,1892,056
72,550153,9272,063
75,138155,6342,067
77,792157,3262,071
80,534158,9992,074
83,368160,6502,076
86,229162,2732,078
89,193163,9382,079
92,209165,6552,081
95,232167,3582,087
98,320169,0452,104
101,499170,7092,118
104,767172,3542,123
108,171174,2172,124

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

Slovenia

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

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