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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Finland	Barbados	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	5,166	273	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	5,176	274	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	5,188	275	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	5,201	276	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	5,213	278	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	5,228	279	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	5,246	280	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	5,266	281	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	5,289	282	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	5,313	283	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	5,339	285	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	5,363	286	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	5,388	287	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	5,414	288	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	5,439	289	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	5,463	290	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	5,481	291	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	5,495	291	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	5,508	292	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	5,516	293	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	5,522	294	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	5,531	294	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	5,542	295	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	5,556	295	108,171

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.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.