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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 - KinshasaIcelandPuerto Rico
51,1812773,800
52,7822813,811
54,4532853,819
56,1702883,824
57,8602893,826
59,5992933,827
61,4742963,822
63,4793043,805
65,5903113,783
67,8003193,761
70,1143193,741
72,5503183,722
75,1383193,679
77,7923213,636
80,5343243,589
83,3683273,534
86,2293313,473
89,1933353,411
92,2093433,352
95,2323533,295
98,3203613,268
101,4993663,247
104,7673723,232
108,1713803,228

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, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.