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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 DenmarkBarbadosCongo - Kinshasa
5,32227351,181
5,33927452,782
5,35827554,453
5,37727656,170
5,39127857,860
5,40427959,599
5,42028061,474
5,43828163,479
5,46128265,590
5,49428367,800
5,52428570,114
5,54828672,550
5,57128775,138
5,59228877,792
5,61428980,534
5,64429083,368
5,68329186,229
5,73029189,193
5,76629292,209
5,79529395,232
5,81829498,320
5,831294101,499
5,855295104,767
5,907295108,171

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 Denmark, Barbados, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.