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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 - KinshasaLesothoPuerto Rico
51,1811,9083,800
52,7821,9163,811
54,4531,9223,819
56,1701,9263,824
57,8601,9263,826
59,5991,9253,827
61,4741,9223,822
63,4791,9193,805
65,5901,9173,783
67,8001,9153,761
70,1141,9163,741
72,5501,9203,722
75,1381,9253,679
77,7921,9303,636
80,5341,9363,589
83,3681,9423,534
86,2291,9483,473
89,1931,9533,411
92,2091,9583,352
95,2321,9623,295
98,3201,9873,268
101,4992,0133,247
104,7672,0373,232
108,1712,0593,228

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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GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

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