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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 - KinshasaNamibiaPalestinian Territories
51,1811,8412,996
52,7821,8933,075
54,4531,9453,155
56,1701,9813,235
57,8602,0083,315
59,5992,0343,396
61,4742,0603,478
63,4792,0863,559
65,5902,1133,642
67,8002,1413,727
70,1142,1703,817
72,5502,2013,907
75,1382,2323,997
77,7922,2684,088
80,5342,3124,178
83,3682,3604,269
86,2292,4084,359
89,1932,4564,451
92,2092,5054,533
95,2322,5544,615
98,3202,6024,715
101,4992,6514,820
104,7672,7004,930
108,1712,7395,042

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, Namibia, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.