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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 - KinshasaIcelandPalestinian Territories
51,1812772,996
52,7822813,075
54,4532853,155
56,1702883,235
57,8602893,315
59,5992933,396
61,4742963,478
63,4793043,559
65,5903113,642
67,8003193,727
70,1143193,817
72,5503183,907
75,1383193,997
77,7923214,088
80,5343244,178
83,3683274,269
86,2293314,359
89,1933354,451
92,2093434,533
95,2323534,615
98,3203614,715
101,4993664,820
104,7673724,930
108,1713805,042

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, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.