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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date MaltaDenmarkOmanCongo - Kinshasa
3875,3222,34851,181
3905,3392,40352,782
3935,3582,45754,453
3965,3772,51056,170
3985,3912,56257,860
4015,4042,61359,599
4045,4202,66361,474
4055,4382,71363,479
4065,4612,76465,590
4095,4942,81667,800
4125,5242,87170,114
4145,5482,92872,550
4165,5712,98675,138
4205,5923,04777,792
4265,6143,11080,534
4355,6443,17483,368
4455,6833,24086,229
4555,7303,30789,193
4685,7663,37592,209
4855,7953,44495,232
5045,8183,51298,320
5165,8313,582101,499
5185,8553,651104,767
5305,9073,696108,171

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

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