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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Congo - KinshasaBurkina FasoOmanSt. Lucia
51,18111,0752,348152
52,78211,4052,403153
54,45311,8282,457154
56,17012,3802,510155
57,86012,8292,562156
59,59913,1782,613157
61,47413,5402,663157
63,47913,9172,713158
65,59014,3092,764159
67,80014,7222,816160
70,11415,1522,871160
72,55015,6002,928161
75,13816,0642,986162
77,79216,5633,047162
80,53417,0723,110163
83,36817,5753,174163
86,22918,0943,240164
89,19318,6213,307164
92,20919,1573,375165
95,23219,6983,444166
98,32020,2423,512166
101,49920,7883,582167
104,76721,3363,651167
108,17121,8893,696167

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.

All data sources

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

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