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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 - KinshasaOmanMalawi
51,1812,34811,310
52,7822,40311,658
54,4532,45712,020
56,1702,51012,395
57,8602,56212,786
59,5992,61313,196
61,4742,66313,625
63,4792,71314,072
65,5902,76414,539
67,8002,81615,026
70,1142,87115,525
72,5502,92816,028
75,1382,98616,534
77,7923,04717,042
80,5343,11017,551
83,3683,17418,060
86,2293,24018,571
89,1933,30719,086
92,2093,37519,603
95,2323,44420,122
98,3203,51220,640
101,4993,58221,159
104,7673,65121,677
108,1713,69622,239

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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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

Malawi

  • 1904-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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