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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 DenmarkCongo - Kinshasa
5,32251,181
5,33952,782
5,35854,453
5,37756,170
5,39157,860
5,40459,599
5,42061,474
5,43863,479
5,46165,590
5,49467,800
5,52470,114
5,54872,550
5,57175,138
5,59277,792
5,61480,534
5,64483,368
5,68386,229
5,73089,193
5,76692,209
5,79595,232
5,81898,320
5,831101,499
5,855104,767
5,907108,171

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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Original sources of these estimates

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