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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 NigerDenmarkCongo - Kinshasa
10,4245,32251,181
10,7855,33952,782
11,1705,35854,453
11,5805,37756,170
12,0155,39157,860
12,4725,40459,599
12,9545,42061,474
13,4595,43863,479
13,9865,46165,590
14,5325,49467,800
15,0925,52470,114
15,6695,54872,550
16,2635,57175,138
16,9035,59277,792
17,5695,61480,534
18,2425,64483,368
18,9575,68386,229
19,7085,73089,193
20,4625,76692,209
21,2285,79595,232
22,0235,81898,320
22,8425,831101,499
23,6915,855104,767
24,5875,907108,171

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