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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 - KinshasaCyprusPuerto Rico
51,1818183,800
52,7828263,811
54,4538353,819
56,1708453,824
57,8608553,826
59,5998673,827
61,4748793,822
63,4798943,805
65,5909133,783
67,8009373,761
70,1149623,741
72,5509883,722
75,1381,0133,679
77,7921,0293,636
80,5341,0263,589
83,3681,0153,534
86,2291,0093,473
89,1931,0143,411
92,2091,0233,352
95,2321,0363,295
98,3201,0503,268
101,4991,0623,247
104,7671,0723,232
108,1711,0873,228

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, Cyprus, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.