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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 ZambiaCongo - KinshasaLatvia
10,32751,1812,386
10,64952,7822,363
10,98054,4532,333
11,29056,1702,306
11,59357,8602,284
11,90759,5992,259
12,24361,4742,235
12,61263,4792,215
13,00565,5902,197
13,41267,8002,174
13,82270,1142,138
14,25572,5502,093
14,70975,1382,055
15,16577,7922,030
15,63180,5342,009
16,12183,3681,991
16,62486,2291,974
17,14089,1931,956
17,67492,2091,938
18,22295,2321,923
18,78098,3201,910
19,349101,4991,897
19,928104,7671,880
20,485108,1711,883

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.

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa, Latvia; the database as a whole is cited above.