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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 - KinshasaTrinidad & TobagoSudan
51,1811,30126,168
52,7821,30326,771
54,4531,30827,387
56,1701,31428,017
57,8601,32028,662
59,5991,32629,321
61,4741,33229,996
63,4791,33830,686
65,5901,34431,393
67,8001,35232,137
70,1141,35933,078
72,5501,36533,891
75,1381,37234,568
77,7921,37935,293
80,5341,38636,093
83,3681,39237,058
86,2291,39938,165
89,1931,40539,294
92,2091,41140,512
95,2321,43641,764
98,3201,45242,952
101,4991,44844,121
104,7671,45045,290
108,1711,45646,498

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, Trinidad & Tobago, Sudan; the database as a whole is cited above.