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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 - KinshasaPalestinian TerritoriesCentral African Republic
51,1812,9963,889
52,7823,0753,980
54,4533,1554,054
56,1703,2354,128
57,8603,3154,215
59,5993,3964,289
61,4743,4784,363
63,4793,5594,449
65,5903,6424,544
67,8003,7274,641
70,1143,8174,742
72,5503,9074,845
75,1383,9974,950
77,7924,0885,057
80,5344,1785,167
83,3684,2695,278
86,2294,3595,392
89,1934,4515,507
92,2094,5335,625
95,2324,6155,745
98,3204,7155,874
101,4994,8206,025
104,7674,9306,154
108,1715,0426,291

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, Palestinian Territories, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.