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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Denmark	Congo - Kinshasa	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	5,322	51,181	138
Dec 31, 2000	5,339	52,782	141
Dec 31, 2001	5,358	54,453	144
Dec 31, 2002	5,377	56,170	147
Dec 31, 2003	5,391	57,860	151
Dec 31, 2004	5,404	59,599	154
Dec 31, 2005	5,420	61,474	158
Dec 31, 2006	5,438	63,479	161
Dec 31, 2007	5,461	65,590	165
Dec 31, 2008	5,494	67,800	168
Dec 31, 2009	5,524	70,114	172
Dec 31, 2010	5,548	72,550	176
Dec 31, 2011	5,571	75,138	180
Dec 31, 2012	5,592	77,792	183
Dec 31, 2013	5,614	80,534	187
Dec 31, 2014	5,644	83,368	190
Dec 31, 2015	5,683	86,229	194
Dec 31, 2016	5,730	89,193	198
Dec 31, 2017	5,766	92,209	201
Dec 31, 2018	5,795	95,232	204
Dec 31, 2019	5,818	98,320	208
Dec 31, 2020	5,831	101,499	212
Dec 31, 2021	5,855	104,767	216
Dec 31, 2022	5,907	108,171	220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.