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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 FasoMauritius
51,18111,0751,173
52,78211,4051,186
54,45311,8281,199
56,17012,3801,211
57,86012,8291,222
59,59913,1781,233
61,47413,5401,243
63,47913,9171,253
65,59014,3091,261
67,80014,7221,269
70,11415,1521,276
72,55015,6001,282
75,13816,0641,286
77,79216,5631,288
80,53417,0721,291
83,36817,5751,294
86,22918,0941,296
89,19318,6211,298
92,20919,1571,300
95,23219,6981,302
98,32020,2421,304
101,49920,7881,305
104,76721,3361,307
108,17121,8891,307

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