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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 FasoSudanSt. Lucia
51,18111,07526,168152
52,78211,40526,771153
54,45311,82827,387154
56,17012,38028,017155
57,86012,82928,662156
59,59913,17829,321157
61,47413,54029,996157
63,47913,91730,686158
65,59014,30931,393159
67,80014,72232,137160
70,11415,15233,078160
72,55015,60033,891161
75,13816,06434,568162
77,79216,56335,293162
80,53417,07236,093163
83,36817,57537,058163
86,22918,09438,165164
89,19318,62139,294164
92,20919,15740,512165
95,23219,69841,764166
98,32020,24242,952166
101,49920,78844,121167
104,76721,33645,290167
108,17121,88946,498167

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, Sudan, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.