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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 - KinshasaOman
10,32751,1812,348
10,64952,7822,403
10,98054,4532,457
11,29056,1702,510
11,59357,8602,562
11,90759,5992,613
12,24361,4742,663
12,61263,4792,713
13,00565,5902,764
13,41267,8002,816
13,82270,1142,871
14,25572,5502,928
14,70975,1382,986
15,16577,7923,047
15,63180,5343,110
16,12183,3683,174
16,62486,2293,240
17,14089,1933,307
17,67492,2093,375
18,22295,2323,444
18,78098,3203,512
19,349101,4993,582
19,928104,7673,651
20,485108,1713,696

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