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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 Central African RepublicLuxembourgCongo - Kinshasa
3,88943351,181
3,98043852,782
4,05444354,453
4,12844856,170
4,21545457,860
4,28946059,599
4,36346761,474
4,44947463,479
4,54448265,590
4,64149167,800
4,74250070,114
4,84550972,550
4,95052175,138
5,05753377,792
5,16754780,534
5,27856083,368
5,39257186,229
5,50758689,193
5,62559992,209
5,74561095,232
5,87462398,320
6,025633101,499
6,154643104,767
6,291651108,171

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 Central African Republic, Luxembourg, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.