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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Congo - KinshasaOmanBurkina FasoDominica
51,1812,34811,07570
52,7822,40311,40571
54,4532,45711,82871
56,1702,51012,38072
57,8602,56212,82972
59,5992,61313,17872
61,4742,66313,54072
63,4792,71313,91772
65,5902,76414,30972
67,8002,81614,72273
70,1142,87115,15273
72,5502,92815,60073
75,1382,98616,06473
77,7923,04716,56373
80,5343,11017,07273
83,3683,17417,57573
86,2293,24018,09474
89,1933,30718,62174
92,2093,37519,15774
95,2323,44419,69874
98,3203,51220,24275
101,4993,58220,78875
104,7673,65121,33676
108,1713,69621,88976

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.

All data sources

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

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa, Oman, Burkina Faso, Dominica; the database as a whole is cited above.