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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 DenmarkGuineaCongo - Kinshasa
5,3227,61051,181
5,3397,78052,782
5,3587,82154,453
5,3777,90656,170
5,3918,12157,860
5,4048,31759,599
5,4208,47861,474
5,4388,65063,479
5,4618,86065,590
5,4949,09167,800
5,5249,32770,114
5,5489,57172,550
5,5719,82575,138
5,59210,08477,792
5,61410,35180,534
5,64410,63283,368
5,68310,92486,229
5,73011,22589,193
5,76611,53492,209
5,79511,85595,232
5,81812,16098,320
5,83112,469101,499
5,85512,778104,767
5,90713,087108,171

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