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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 - KinshasaBulgariaAlbania
51,1818,0913,085
52,7828,0523,065
54,4537,7983,047
56,1707,7553,038
57,8607,7103,026
59,5997,6683,014
61,4747,6282,998
63,4797,5872,979
65,5907,5492,957
67,8007,5132,934
70,1147,4752,915
72,5507,4252,900
75,1387,2422,892
77,7927,2002,888
80,5347,1602,882
83,3687,1192,876
86,2297,0742,868
89,1937,0242,863
92,2096,9732,861
95,2326,9232,854
98,3206,8742,842
101,4996,8332,825
104,7676,7782,799
108,1716,7202,787

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

Bulgaria

  • 1892-1945: Ivanov, M. (2006). “Bulgarian National Income between 1892 and 1924,” Bulgarian National Discussion Papers DP/54/2006

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.