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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 - KinshasaParaguayPuerto Rico
51,1815,3663,800
52,7825,4733,811
54,4535,5793,819
56,1705,6833,824
57,8605,7863,826
59,5995,8863,827
61,4745,9843,822
63,4796,0803,805
65,5906,1733,783
67,8006,2643,761
70,1146,3523,741
72,5506,4383,722
75,1386,5223,679
77,7926,6053,636
80,5346,6883,589
83,3686,7693,534
86,2296,8503,473
89,1936,9303,411
92,2097,0123,352
95,2327,0953,295
98,3207,1793,268
101,4997,2633,247
104,7677,3483,232
108,1717,4323,228

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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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, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.