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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 - KinshasaBulgariaSudan
51,1818,09126,168
52,7828,05226,771
54,4537,79827,387
56,1707,75528,017
57,8607,71028,662
59,5997,66829,321
61,4747,62829,996
63,4797,58730,686
65,5907,54931,393
67,8007,51332,137
70,1147,47533,078
72,5507,42533,891
75,1387,24234,568
77,7927,20035,293
80,5347,16036,093
83,3687,11937,058
86,2297,07438,165
89,1937,02439,294
92,2096,97340,512
95,2326,92341,764
98,3206,87442,952
101,4996,83344,121
104,7676,77845,290
108,1716,72046,498

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