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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 NigerCongo - KinshasaDenmark
10,42451,1815,322
10,78552,7825,339
11,17054,4535,358
11,58056,1705,377
12,01557,8605,391
12,47259,5995,404
12,95461,4745,420
13,45963,4795,438
13,98665,5905,461
14,53267,8005,494
15,09270,1145,524
15,66972,5505,548
16,26375,1385,571
16,90377,7925,592
17,56980,5345,614
18,24283,3685,644
18,95786,2295,683
19,70889,1935,730
20,46292,2095,766
21,22895,2325,795
22,02398,3205,818
22,842101,4995,831
23,691104,7675,855
24,587108,1715,907

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 Niger, Congo - Kinshasa, Denmark; the database as a whole is cited above.