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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 & HerzegovinaThailand
10,3273,81159,748
10,6493,90160,165
10,9803,91960,746
11,2903,92361,323
11,5933,94061,884
11,9073,97562,425
12,2433,99162,956
12,6123,99363,467
13,0053,99063,937
13,4123,98764,381
13,8223,98564,804
14,2553,98365,208
14,7093,98065,599
15,1653,97765,970
15,6313,97366,332
16,1213,96866,673
16,6243,96366,975
17,1403,95767,250
17,6743,95167,506
18,2223,94467,750
18,7803,93767,975
19,3493,92968,180
19,9283,92168,366
20,4853,87668,457

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

Thailand

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-50: Sompop Manarungsan, "Economic Development of Thailand, 1850-1950", University of Groningen, Ph. D. thesis, 1989