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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 - KinshasaGuinea
5,32251,1817,610
5,33952,7827,780
5,35854,4537,821
5,37756,1707,906
5,39157,8608,121
5,40459,5998,317
5,42061,4748,478
5,43863,4798,650
5,46165,5908,860
5,49467,8009,091
5,52470,1149,327
5,54872,5509,571
5,57175,1389,825
5,59277,79210,084
5,61480,53410,351
5,64483,36810,632
5,68386,22910,924
5,73089,19311,225
5,76692,20911,534
5,79595,23211,855
5,81898,32012,160
5,831101,49912,469
5,855104,76712,778
5,907108,17113,087

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, Guinea; the database as a whole is cited above.