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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 LithuaniaCongo - KinshasaLesotho
3,41951,1811,908
3,39552,7821,916
3,36754,4531,922
3,34056,1701,926
3,31357,8601,926
3,27659,5991,925
3,22361,4741,922
3,17263,4791,919
3,13465,5901,917
3,10267,8001,915
3,06870,1141,916
3,00472,5501,920
2,93775,1381,925
2,89877,7921,930
2,86980,5341,936
2,84483,3681,942
2,81886,2291,948
2,78289,1931,953
2,74492,2091,958
2,71895,2321,962
2,71098,3201,987
2,711101,4992,013
2,724104,7672,037
2,748108,1712,059

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