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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 - KinshasaCape VerdeLithuania
51,1814223,419
52,7824303,395
54,4534383,367
56,1704473,340
57,8604553,313
59,5994633,276
61,4744713,223
63,4794783,172
65,5904863,134
67,8004943,102
70,1145013,068
72,5505093,004
75,1385162,937
77,7925242,898
80,5345312,869
83,3685392,844
86,2295462,818
89,1935532,782
92,2095622,744
95,2325682,718
98,3205742,710
101,4995802,711
104,7675852,724
108,1715902,748

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, Cape Verde, Lithuania; the database as a whole is cited above.