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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 EthiopiaCongo - KinshasaSt. Lucia
63,57551,181152
65,21352,782153
66,88954,453154
68,64956,170155
70,49157,860156
72,38959,599157
74,32761,474157
76,32663,479158
78,41165,590159
80,56467,800160
82,78770,114160
85,09672,550161
87,53075,138162
90,06677,792162
92,63280,534163
95,33783,368163
98,11486,229164
100,85889,193164
103,65492,209165
106,46695,232166
109,26798,320166
112,100101,499167
114,964104,767167
117,924108,171167

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 Ethiopia, Congo - Kinshasa, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.