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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 - KinshasaPalestinian Territories
63,57551,1812,996
65,21352,7823,075
66,88954,4533,155
68,64956,1703,235
70,49157,8603,315
72,38959,5993,396
74,32761,4743,478
76,32663,4793,559
78,41165,5903,642
80,56467,8003,727
82,78770,1143,817
85,09672,5503,907
87,53075,1383,997
90,06677,7924,088
92,63280,5344,178
95,33783,3684,269
98,11486,2294,359
100,85889,1934,451
103,65492,2094,533
106,46695,2324,615
109,26798,3204,715
112,100101,4994,820
114,964104,7674,930
117,924108,1715,042

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