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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 ZambiaCentral African RepublicSweden
10,3273,8898,858
10,6493,9808,872
10,9804,0548,896
11,2904,1288,925
11,5934,2158,958
11,9074,2898,994
12,2434,3639,030
12,6124,4499,081
13,0054,5449,148
13,4124,6419,220
13,8224,7429,299
14,2554,8459,378
14,7094,9509,449
15,1655,0579,519
15,6315,1679,600
16,1215,2789,696
16,6245,3929,799
17,1405,5079,923
17,6745,62510,058
18,2225,74510,175
18,7805,87410,279
19,3496,02510,354
19,9286,15410,416
20,4856,29110,487

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.

Sweden

  • 1300–1560: Krantz, O. (2017) “Swedish GDP 1300-1560 A Tentative Estimate” Lund Papers in Economic History: General Issues; No. 152.
  • 1560–1950: Schön, L., and O. Krantz (2015) “New Swedish Historical National Accounts since the 16th Century in Constant and Current Prices” Lund Papers in Economic History no. 140

No separate list is published for Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.