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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 - KinshasaBurkina FasoGuinea-Bissau
51,18111,0751,183
52,78211,4051,208
54,45311,8281,233
56,17012,3801,260
57,86012,8291,288
59,59913,1781,317
61,47413,5401,348
63,47913,9171,379
65,59014,3091,412
67,80014,7221,446
70,11415,1521,481
72,55015,6001,516
75,13816,0641,551
77,79216,5631,587
80,53417,0721,624
83,36817,5751,663
86,22918,0941,703
89,19318,6211,745
92,20919,1571,789
95,23219,6981,833
98,32020,2421,877
101,49920,7881,920
104,76721,3361,963
108,17121,8892,005

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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GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

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