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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 FasoNorth Macedonia
51,18111,0752,006
52,78211,4052,017
54,45311,8282,026
56,17012,3802,011
57,86012,8292,018
59,59913,1782,024
61,47413,5402,028
63,47913,9172,031
65,59014,3092,035
67,80014,7222,038
70,11415,1522,042
72,55015,6002,046
75,13816,0642,049
77,79216,5632,052
80,53417,0722,055
83,36817,5752,058
86,22918,0942,061
89,19318,6212,063
92,20919,1572,065
95,23219,6982,067
98,32020,2422,068
101,49920,7882,065
104,76721,3362,057
108,17121,8892,048

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

North Macedonia

  • 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.