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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 YemenCongo - KinshasaSt. Lucia
16,72851,181152
17,23652,782153
17,76254,453154
18,31056,170155
18,85557,860156
19,41059,599157
20,00061,474157
20,61163,479158
21,23665,590159
21,87867,800160
22,53370,114160
23,19572,550161
23,88075,138162
24,59477,792162
25,31180,534163
26,02083,368163
26,69886,229164
27,34789,193164
27,98592,209165
28,60895,232166
29,21698,320166
29,811101,499167
30,399104,767167
31,058108,171167

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.

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