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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 DenmarkBurkina FasoCongo - Kinshasa
5,32211,07551,181
5,33911,40552,782
5,35811,82854,453
5,37712,38056,170
5,39112,82957,860
5,40413,17859,599
5,42013,54061,474
5,43813,91763,479
5,46114,30965,590
5,49414,72267,800
5,52415,15270,114
5,54815,60072,550
5,57116,06475,138
5,59216,56377,792
5,61417,07280,534
5,64417,57583,368
5,68318,09486,229
5,73018,62189,193
5,76619,15792,209
5,79519,69895,232
5,81820,24298,320
5,83120,788101,499
5,85521,336104,767
5,90721,889108,171

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, Burkina Faso, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.