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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 - KinshasaLuxembourgHong Kong SAR China
51,1814336,587
52,7824386,646
54,4534436,695
56,1704486,725
57,8604546,712
59,5994606,765
61,4744676,794
63,4794746,838
65,5904826,897
67,8004916,938
70,1145006,953
72,5505097,004
75,1385217,052
77,7925337,130
80,5345477,159
83,3685607,209
86,2295717,271
89,1935867,316
92,2095997,372
95,2326107,432
98,3206237,487
101,4996337,460
104,7676437,392
108,1716517,387

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, Luxembourg, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.