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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	Barbados	Oman	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	273	2,348	138
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	274	2,403	141
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	275	2,457	144
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	276	2,510	147
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	278	2,562	151
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	279	2,613	154
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	280	2,663	158
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	281	2,713	161
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	282	2,764	165
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	283	2,816	168
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	285	2,871	172
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	286	2,928	176
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	287	2,986	180
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	288	3,047	183
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	289	3,110	187
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	290	3,174	190
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	291	3,240	194
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	291	3,307	198
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	292	3,375	201
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	293	3,444	204
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	294	3,512	208
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	294	3,582	212
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	295	3,651	216
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	295	3,696	220

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.

All data sources

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.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.