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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 DenmarkSudanCongo - Kinshasa
5,32226,16851,181
5,33926,77152,782
5,35827,38754,453
5,37728,01756,170
5,39128,66257,860
5,40429,32159,599
5,42029,99661,474
5,43830,68663,479
5,46131,39365,590
5,49432,13767,800
5,52433,07870,114
5,54833,89172,550
5,57134,56875,138
5,59235,29377,792
5,61436,09380,534
5,64437,05883,368
5,68338,16586,229
5,73039,29489,193
5,76640,51292,209
5,79541,76495,232
5,81842,95298,320
5,83144,121101,499
5,85545,290104,767
5,90746,498108,171

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