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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	Liberia
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	3,811	2,741
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	3,901	2,847
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	3,919	2,917
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	3,923	2,978
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	3,940	2,983
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	3,975	3,005
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	3,991	3,138
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	3,993	3,311
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	3,990	3,469
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	3,987	3,603
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	3,985	3,708
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	3,983	3,817
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	3,980	3,984
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,977	4,141
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,973	4,244
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,968	4,348
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,963	4,460
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,957	4,576
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,951	4,689
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,944	4,810
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,937	4,904
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,929	5,005
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,921	5,109
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,876	5,216

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

Liberia

1845-1950: Gardner, L. (2022). Sovereignty without Power: Liberia in the Age of Empires, 1822-1980. Cambridge University Press.