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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 MongoliaCongo - KinshasaBarbados
2,43351,181273
2,46152,782274
2,48954,453275
2,51956,170276
2,54757,860278
2,57459,599279
2,60261,474280
2,63363,479281
2,66665,590282
2,70267,800283
2,74170,114285
2,78372,550286
2,82775,138287
2,87077,792288
2,91280,534289
2,95383,368290
2,99386,229291
3,03189,193291
3,06892,209292
3,10395,232293
3,17198,320294
3,231101,499294
3,284104,767295
3,333108,171295

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 Mongolia, Congo - Kinshasa, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.