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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 - KinshasaSão Tomé & Príncipe
51,181138
52,782141
54,453144
56,170147
57,860151
59,599154
61,474158
63,479161
65,590165
67,800168
70,114172
72,550176
75,138180
77,792183
80,534187
83,368190
86,229194
89,193198
92,209201
95,232204
98,320208
101,499212
104,767216
108,171220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.