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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 ZambiaBangladeshLuxembourg
10,327132,907433
10,649135,207438
10,980137,420443
11,290139,573448
11,593141,650454
11,907143,644460
12,243145,546467
12,612147,376474
13,005149,047482
13,412150,562491
13,822152,189500
14,255153,927509
14,709155,634521
15,165157,326533
15,631158,999547
16,121160,650560
16,624162,273571
17,140163,938586
17,674165,655599
18,222167,358610
18,780169,045623
19,349170,709633
19,928172,354643
20,485174,217651

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.

Bangladesh

  • 1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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