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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 - KinshasaBurundi
5,32251,1816,128
5,33952,7826,282
5,35854,4536,466
5,37756,1706,670
5,39157,8606,897
5,40459,5997,167
5,42061,4747,439
5,43863,4797,709
5,46165,5907,991
5,49467,8008,318
5,52470,1148,741
5,54872,5509,140
5,57175,1389,440
5,59277,7929,748
5,61480,53410,069
5,64483,36810,380
5,68386,22910,577
5,73089,19310,721
5,76692,20910,955
5,79595,23211,229
5,81898,32011,602
5,831101,49911,987
5,855104,76712,384
5,907108,17112,795

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