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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 - KinshasaHong Kong SAR ChinaUganda
51,1816,58723,408
52,7826,64624,195
54,4536,69524,992
56,1706,72525,846
57,8606,71226,661
59,5996,76527,414
61,4746,79428,200
63,4796,83829,021
65,5906,89729,846
67,8006,93830,647
70,1146,95331,469
72,5507,00432,343
75,1387,05233,257
77,7927,13034,234
80,5347,15935,271
83,3687,20936,419
86,2297,27137,673
89,1937,31639,157
92,2097,37240,879
95,2327,43242,329
98,3207,48743,639
101,4997,46045,120
104,7677,39246,645
108,1717,38748,065

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, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.