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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 - KinshasaCongo - Brazzaville
5,32251,1812,886
5,33952,7822,999
5,35854,4533,113
5,37756,1703,181
5,39157,8603,274
5,40459,5993,400
5,42061,4743,543
5,43863,4793,702
5,46165,5903,859
5,49467,8003,989
5,52470,1144,146
5,54872,5504,324
5,57175,1384,468
5,59277,7924,581
5,61480,5344,667
5,64483,3684,757
5,68386,2294,851
5,73089,1934,951
5,76692,2095,055
5,79595,2325,164
5,81898,3205,279
5,831101,4995,400
5,855104,7675,527
5,907108,1715,655

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