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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 QatarCongo - KinshasaCape Verde
62751,181422
65952,782430
69154,453438
72456,170447
75757,860455
85059,599463
1,00161,474471
1,15363,479478
1,30665,590486
1,46067,800494
1,61570,114501
1,77072,550509
1,90475,138516
2,01077,792524
2,10380,534531
2,18783,368539
2,26186,229546
2,32689,193553
2,38492,209562
2,43595,232568
2,48098,320574
2,519101,499580
2,553104,767585
2,559108,171590

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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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 Qatar, Congo - Kinshasa, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.