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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 - KinshasaLithuaniaGhana
51,1813,41919,327
52,7823,39519,792
54,4533,36720,280
56,1703,34020,806
57,8603,31321,350
59,5993,27621,900
61,4743,22322,469
63,4793,17223,058
65,5903,13423,661
67,8003,10224,270
70,1143,06824,899
72,5503,00425,559
75,1382,93726,244
77,7922,89826,945
80,5342,86927,664
83,3682,84428,405
86,2292,81829,146
89,1932,78229,879
92,2092,74430,617
95,2322,71831,362
98,3202,71032,111
101,4992,71132,864
104,7672,72433,622
108,1712,74834,280

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

Ghana

  • 1885-1950: 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, Lithuania; the database as a whole is cited above.