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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 - KinshasaMoldovaPuerto Rico
51,1814,2443,800
52,7824,1993,811
54,4534,1543,819
56,1704,1083,824
57,8604,0593,826
59,5994,0133,827
61,4743,9663,822
63,4793,9193,805
65,5903,8733,783
67,8003,8293,761
70,1143,7883,741
72,5503,7483,722
75,1383,7093,679
77,7923,6713,636
80,5343,6333,589
83,3683,5953,534
86,2293,5583,473
89,1933,5223,411
92,2093,4853,352
95,2323,4483,295
98,3203,4123,268
101,4993,3763,247
104,7673,3393,232
108,1713,5703,228

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, Moldova, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.