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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 - KinshasaPuerto Rico
51,1813,800
52,7823,811
54,4533,819
56,1703,824
57,8603,826
59,5993,827
61,4743,822
63,4793,805
65,5903,783
67,8003,761
70,1143,741
72,5503,722
75,1383,679
77,7923,636
80,5343,589
83,3683,534
86,2293,473
89,1933,411
92,2093,352
95,2323,295
98,3203,268
101,4993,247
104,7673,232
108,1713,228

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

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