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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 - KinshasaParaguayMaltaBarbados
51,1815,366387273
52,7825,473390274
54,4535,579393275
56,1705,683396276
57,8605,786398278
59,5995,886401279
61,4745,984404280
63,4796,080405281
65,5906,173406282
67,8006,264409283
70,1146,352412285
72,5506,438414286
75,1386,522416287
77,7926,605420288
80,5346,688426289
83,3686,769435290
86,2296,850445291
89,1936,930455291
92,2097,012468292
95,2327,095485293
98,3207,179504294
101,4997,263516294
104,7677,348518295
108,1717,432530295

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, Paraguay, Malta, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.