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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date TunisiaOmanCongo - KinshasaSt. Lucia
9,4172,34851,181152
9,5142,40352,782153
9,6132,45754,453154
9,7112,51056,170155
9,8102,56257,860156
9,9062,61359,599157
9,9972,66361,474157
10,0872,71363,479158
10,1782,76465,590159
10,2742,81667,800160
10,3772,87170,114160
10,4912,92872,550161
10,6122,98675,138162
10,7373,04777,792162
10,8663,11080,534163
10,9963,17483,368163
11,1243,24086,229164
11,2483,30789,193164
11,3653,37592,209165
11,4773,44495,232166
11,5833,51298,320166
11,6813,582101,499167
11,7723,651104,767167
11,8623,696108,171167

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.

All data sources

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