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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 - KinshasaIcelandEstonia
51,1812771,378
52,7822811,400
54,4532851,391
56,1702881,382
57,8602891,374
59,5992931,365
61,4742961,357
63,4793041,349
65,5903111,341
67,8003191,337
70,1143191,334
72,5503181,332
75,1383191,328
77,7923211,324
80,5343241,319
83,3683271,314
86,2293311,312
89,1933351,314
92,2093431,314
95,2323531,318
98,3203611,323
101,4993661,327
104,7673721,329
108,1713801,330

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

Iceland

  • 1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

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