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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 - KinshasaNamibiaQatar
51,1811,841627
52,7821,893659
54,4531,945691
56,1701,981724
57,8602,008757
59,5992,034850
61,4742,0601,001
63,4792,0861,153
65,5902,1131,306
67,8002,1411,460
70,1142,1701,615
72,5502,2011,770
75,1382,2321,904
77,7922,2682,010
80,5342,3122,103
83,3682,3602,187
86,2292,4082,261
89,1932,4562,326
92,2092,5052,384
95,2322,5542,435
98,3202,6022,480
101,4992,6512,519
104,7672,7002,553
108,1712,7392,559

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, Qatar; the database as a whole is cited above.