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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 - KinshasaIcelandMongolia
51,1812772,433
52,7822812,461
54,4532852,489
56,1702882,519
57,8602892,547
59,5992932,574
61,4742962,602
63,4793042,633
65,5903112,666
67,8003192,702
70,1143192,741
72,5503182,783
75,1383192,827
77,7923212,870
80,5343242,912
83,3683272,953
86,2293312,993
89,1933353,031
92,2093433,068
95,2323533,103
98,3203613,171
101,4993663,231
104,7673723,284
108,1713803,333

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, Mongolia; the database as a whole is cited above.