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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 - KinshasaQatarCape Verde
51,181627422
52,782659430
54,453691438
56,170724447
57,860757455
59,599850463
61,4741,001471
63,4791,153478
65,5901,306486
67,8001,460494
70,1141,615501
72,5501,770509
75,1381,904516
77,7922,010524
80,5342,103531
83,3682,187539
86,2292,261546
89,1932,326553
92,2092,384562
95,2322,435568
98,3202,480574
101,4992,519580
104,7672,553585
108,1712,559590

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, Qatar, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.