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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 - KinshasaCosta RicaOman
51,1813,7852,348
52,7823,8672,403
54,4533,9512,457
56,1704,0212,510
57,8604,0792,562
59,5994,1452,613
61,4744,2122,663
63,4794,2782,713
65,5904,3382,764
67,8004,4002,816
70,1144,4672,871
72,5504,5442,928
75,1384,5872,986
77,7924,6483,047
80,5344,7073,110
83,3684,7683,174
86,2294,8273,240
89,1934,8853,307
92,2094,9423,375
95,2324,9983,444
98,3205,0523,512
101,4995,1053,582
104,7675,1583,651
108,1715,1853,696

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, Costa Rica, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.