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Population, long-run history

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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date DenmarkDominicaCongo - Kinshasa
5,3227051,181
5,3397152,782
5,3587154,453
5,3777256,170
5,3917257,860
5,4047259,599
5,4207261,474
5,4387263,479
5,4617265,590
5,4947367,800
5,5247370,114
5,5487372,550
5,5717375,138
5,5927377,792
5,6147380,534
5,6447383,368
5,6837486,229
5,7307489,193
5,7667492,209
5,7957495,232
5,8187598,320
5,83175101,499
5,85576104,767
5,90776108,171

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