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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 ZambiaBarbadosNorth Korea
10,32727322,594
10,64927422,785
10,98027522,977
11,29027623,165
11,59327823,330
11,90727923,477
12,24328023,621
12,61228123,764
13,00528223,908
13,41228324,051
13,82228524,191
14,25528624,326
14,70928724,457
15,16528824,589
15,63128924,720
16,12129024,852
16,62429124,983
17,14029125,115
17,67429225,248
18,22229325,381
18,78029425,497
19,34929425,608
19,92829525,711
20,48529525,808

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.

North Korea

  • 1911-1940: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.
  • 1990-2011: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.

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