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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 LithuaniaSierra LeoneCongo - Kinshasa
3,4193,73651,181
3,3953,80952,782
3,3674,04354,453
3,3404,28756,170
3,3134,46657,860
3,2764,60259,599
3,2234,70861,474
3,1724,81863,479
3,1344,91865,590
3,1025,02367,800
3,0685,13270,114
3,0045,24672,550
2,9375,36475,138
2,8985,48677,792
2,8695,61380,534
2,8445,74483,368
2,8185,87986,229
2,7826,01989,193
2,7446,16392,209
2,7186,31295,232
2,7106,46198,320
2,7116,611101,499
2,7246,761104,767
2,7486,910108,171

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.

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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, Sierra Leone, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.