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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 MauritiusCongo - KinshasaBarbados
1,17351,181273
1,18652,782274
1,19954,453275
1,21156,170276
1,22257,860278
1,23359,599279
1,24361,474280
1,25363,479281
1,26165,590282
1,26967,800283
1,27670,114285
1,28272,550286
1,28675,138287
1,28877,792288
1,29180,534289
1,29483,368290
1,29686,229291
1,29889,193291
1,30092,209292
1,30295,232293
1,30498,320294
1,305101,499294
1,307104,767295
1,307108,171295

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