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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 - KinshasaKenyaPuerto Rico
51,18130,1923,800
52,78231,0253,811
54,45331,9193,819
56,17032,8653,824
57,86033,8463,826
59,59934,8803,827
61,47435,9613,822
63,47937,0933,805
65,59038,2483,783
67,80039,4413,761
70,11440,6683,741
72,55041,9003,722
75,13843,1983,679
77,79244,4703,636
80,53445,6393,589
83,36846,8083,534
86,22947,9833,473
89,19349,0953,411
92,20950,2013,352
95,23251,3573,295
98,32052,5223,268
101,49953,6913,247
104,76754,8673,232
108,17155,9243,228

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

Kenya

  • 1904-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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