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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ZambiaBurkina FasoOmanDominica
10,32711,0752,34870
10,64911,4052,40371
10,98011,8282,45771
11,29012,3802,51072
11,59312,8292,56272
11,90713,1782,61372
12,24313,5402,66372
12,61213,9172,71372
13,00514,3092,76472
13,41214,7222,81673
13,82215,1522,87173
14,25515,6002,92873
14,70916,0642,98673
15,16516,5633,04773
15,63117,0723,11073
16,12117,5753,17473
16,62418,0943,24074
17,14018,6213,30774
17,67419,1573,37574
18,22219,6983,44474
18,78020,2423,51275
19,34920,7883,58275
19,92821,3363,65176
20,48521,8893,69676

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 Burkina Faso, Oman, Dominica; the database as a whole is cited above.