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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 CameroonCongo - KinshasaSt. Lucia
15,48351,181152
15,91352,782153
16,35454,453154
16,81556,170155
17,28957,860156
17,76459,599157
18,24961,474157
18,74663,479158
19,27865,590159
19,84367,800160
20,41970,114160
21,00272,550161
21,58675,138162
22,18177,792162
22,80080,534163
23,51383,368163
24,27386,229164
24,99589,193164
25,68092,209165
26,37395,232166
27,11498,320166
27,878101,499167
28,663104,767167
29,417108,171167

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 Cameroon, Congo - Kinshasa, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.