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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 DenmarkPalestinian TerritoriesCongo - Kinshasa
5,3222,99651,181
5,3393,07552,782
5,3583,15554,453
5,3773,23556,170
5,3913,31557,860
5,4043,39659,599
5,4203,47861,474
5,4383,55963,479
5,4613,64265,590
5,4943,72767,800
5,5243,81770,114
5,5483,90772,550
5,5713,99775,138
5,5924,08877,792
5,6144,17880,534
5,6444,26983,368
5,6834,35986,229
5,7304,45189,193
5,7664,53392,209
5,7954,61595,232
5,8184,71598,320
5,8314,820101,499
5,8554,930104,767
5,9075,042108,171

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