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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 - KinshasaIcelandSri Lanka
51,18127719,354
52,78228119,610
54,45328519,838
56,17028820,060
57,86028920,297
59,59929320,529
61,47429620,703
63,47930420,917
65,59031121,120
67,80031921,315
70,11431921,503
72,55031821,713
75,13831921,918
77,79232122,120
80,53432422,320
83,36832722,517
86,22933122,711
89,19333522,899
92,20934323,080
95,23235323,254
98,32036123,420
101,49936623,579
104,76737223,732
108,17138023,796

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, Sri Lanka; the database as a whole is cited above.