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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 - KinshasaEstoniaUganda
51,1811,37823,408
52,7821,40024,195
54,4531,39124,992
56,1701,38225,846
57,8601,37426,661
59,5991,36527,414
61,4741,35728,200
63,4791,34929,021
65,5901,34129,846
67,8001,33730,647
70,1141,33431,469
72,5501,33232,343
75,1381,32833,257
77,7921,32434,234
80,5341,31935,271
83,3681,31436,419
86,2291,31237,673
89,1931,31439,157
92,2091,31440,879
95,2321,31842,329
98,3201,32343,639
101,4991,32745,120
104,7671,32946,645
108,1711,33048,065

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

Uganda

  • 1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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