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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	Zambia	United Arab Emirates	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	3,101	138
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	3,284	141
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	3,458	144
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	3,613	147
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	3,754	151
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	3,882	154
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	4,000	158
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	4,532	161
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	5,623	165
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	7,277	168
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	8,164	172
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	8,152	176
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	8,438	180
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	8,747	183
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	9,077	187
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	9,321	190
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	9,461	194
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	9,587	198
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	9,699	201
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	9,796	204
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	9,879	208
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	9,953	212
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	10,018	216
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	10,099	220

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 United Arab Emirates, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.