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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	North Macedonia
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	3,811	2,006
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	3,901	2,017
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	3,919	2,026
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	3,923	2,011
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	3,940	2,018
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	3,975	2,024
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	3,991	2,028
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	3,993	2,031
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	3,990	2,035
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	3,987	2,038
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	3,985	2,042
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	3,983	2,046
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	3,980	2,049
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,977	2,052
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,973	2,055
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,968	2,058
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,963	2,061
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,957	2,063
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,951	2,065
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,944	2,067
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,937	2,068
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,929	2,065
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,921	2,057
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,876	2,048

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

North Macedonia

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