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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 ZambiaBosnia & HerzegovinaHonduras
10,3273,8116,198
10,6493,9016,367
10,9803,9196,535
11,2903,9236,698
11,5933,9406,863
11,9073,9757,028
12,2433,9917,194
12,6123,9937,359
13,0053,9907,522
13,4123,9877,682
13,8223,9857,839
14,2553,9837,991
14,7093,9808,141
15,1653,9778,288
15,6313,9738,429
16,1213,9688,546
16,6243,9638,661
17,1403,9578,770
17,6743,9518,878
18,2223,9449,002
18,7803,9379,154
19,3493,9299,304
19,9283,9219,448
20,4853,8769,590

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

No separate list is published for Honduras; the database as a whole is cited above.