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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	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Ghana
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	3,811	19,327
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	3,901	19,792
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	3,919	20,280
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	3,923	20,806
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	3,940	21,350
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	3,975	21,900
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	3,991	22,469
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	3,993	23,058
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	3,990	23,661
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	3,987	24,270
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	3,985	24,899
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	3,983	25,559
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	3,980	26,244
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,977	26,945
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,973	27,664
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,968	28,405
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,963	29,146
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,957	29,879
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,951	30,617
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,944	31,362
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,937	32,111
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,929	32,864
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,921	33,622
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,876	34,280

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

Ghana

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