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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Qatar	Zambia
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	10,327
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	10,649
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	10,980
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	11,290
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	11,593
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	11,907
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	12,243
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	12,612
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	13,005
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	13,412
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	13,822
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	14,255
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	14,709
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	15,165
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	15,631
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	16,121
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	16,624
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	17,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	17,674
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	18,222
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	18,780
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	19,349
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	19,928
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	20,485

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

Zambia

1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Qatar; the database as a whole is cited above.