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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 - KinshasaPhilippinesBangladesh
51,18179,346132,907
52,78281,131135,207
54,45383,023137,420
56,17084,876139,573
57,86086,697141,650
59,59988,568143,644
61,47490,418145,546
63,47992,253147,376
65,59094,098149,047
67,80095,923150,562
70,11497,627152,189
72,55099,317153,927
75,138100,999155,634
77,792102,618157,326
80,534104,299158,999
83,368106,076160,650
86,229107,868162,273
89,193109,493163,938
92,209111,094165,655
95,232112,843167,358
98,320114,636169,045
101,499117,026170,709
104,767119,473172,354
108,171121,234174,217

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

Philippines

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

Bangladesh

  • 1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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