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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Congo - KinshasaDenmarkOmanLuxembourg
51,1815,3222,348433
52,7825,3392,403438
54,4535,3582,457443
56,1705,3772,510448
57,8605,3912,562454
59,5995,4042,613460
61,4745,4202,663467
63,4795,4382,713474
65,5905,4612,764482
67,8005,4942,816491
70,1145,5242,871500
72,5505,5482,928509
75,1385,5712,986521
77,7925,5923,047533
80,5345,6143,110547
83,3685,6443,174560
86,2295,6833,240571
89,1935,7303,307586
92,2095,7663,375599
95,2325,7953,444610
98,3205,8183,512623
101,4995,8313,582633
104,7675,8553,651643
108,1715,9073,696651

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.

All data sources

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

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