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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 - KinshasaGuineaBurkina Faso
51,1817,61011,075
52,7827,78011,405
54,4537,82111,828
56,1707,90612,380
57,8608,12112,829
59,5998,31713,178
61,4748,47813,540
63,4798,65013,917
65,5908,86014,309
67,8009,09114,722
70,1149,32715,152
72,5509,57115,600
75,1389,82516,064
77,79210,08416,563
80,53410,35117,072
83,36810,63217,575
86,22910,92418,094
89,19311,22518,621
92,20911,53419,157
95,23211,85519,698
98,32012,16020,242
101,49912,46920,788
104,76712,77821,336
108,17113,08721,889

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, Guinea, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.