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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 - KinshasaChile
5,32251,18115,140
5,33952,78215,340
5,35854,45315,513
5,37756,17015,686
5,39157,86015,859
5,40459,59916,029
5,42061,47416,222
5,43863,47916,364
5,46165,59016,536
5,49467,80016,700
5,52470,11416,864
5,54872,55016,999
5,57175,13817,189
5,59277,79217,378
5,61480,53417,545
5,64483,36817,720
5,68386,22917,904
5,73089,19318,099
5,76692,20918,350
5,79595,23218,681
5,81898,32019,035
5,831101,49919,385
5,855104,76719,604
5,907108,17119,715

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

Chile

  • 1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

No separate list is published for Denmark, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.