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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 - KinshasaGuineaCentral African Republic
51,1817,6103,889
52,7827,7803,980
54,4537,8214,054
56,1707,9064,128
57,8608,1214,215
59,5998,3174,289
61,4748,4784,363
63,4798,6504,449
65,5908,8604,544
67,8009,0914,641
70,1149,3274,742
72,5509,5714,845
75,1389,8254,950
77,79210,0845,057
80,53410,3515,167
83,36810,6325,278
86,22910,9245,392
89,19311,2255,507
92,20911,5345,625
95,23211,8555,745
98,32012,1605,874
101,49912,4696,025
104,76712,7786,154
108,17113,0876,291

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, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.