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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 DenmarkCape VerdeCongo - Kinshasa
5,32242251,181
5,33943052,782
5,35843854,453
5,37744756,170
5,39145557,860
5,40446359,599
5,42047161,474
5,43847863,479
5,46148665,590
5,49449467,800
5,52450170,114
5,54850972,550
5,57151675,138
5,59252477,792
5,61453180,534
5,64453983,368
5,68354686,229
5,73055389,193
5,76656292,209
5,79556895,232
5,81857498,320
5,831580101,499
5,855585104,767
5,907590108,171

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