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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 OmanSt. LuciaCongo - Kinshasa
2,34815251,181
2,40315352,782
2,45715454,453
2,51015556,170
2,56215657,860
2,61315759,599
2,66315761,474
2,71315863,479
2,76415965,590
2,81616067,800
2,87116070,114
2,92816172,550
2,98616275,138
3,04716277,792
3,11016380,534
3,17416383,368
3,24016486,229
3,30716489,193
3,37516592,209
3,44416695,232
3,51216698,320
3,582167101,499
3,651167104,767
3,696167108,171

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 Oman, St. Lucia, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.