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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 GuineaCongo - KinshasaPuerto Rico
7,61051,1813,800
7,78052,7823,811
7,82154,4533,819
7,90656,1703,824
8,12157,8603,826
8,31759,5993,827
8,47861,4743,822
8,65063,4793,805
8,86065,5903,783
9,09167,8003,761
9,32770,1143,741
9,57172,5503,722
9,82575,1383,679
10,08477,7923,636
10,35180,5343,589
10,63283,3683,534
10,92486,2293,473
11,22589,1933,411
11,53492,2093,352
11,85595,2323,295
12,16098,3203,268
12,469101,4993,247
12,778104,7673,232
13,087108,1713,228

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 Guinea, Congo - Kinshasa, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.