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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 ZambiaChileCape Verde
10,32715,140422
10,64915,340430
10,98015,513438
11,29015,686447
11,59315,859455
11,90716,029463
12,24316,222471
12,61216,364478
13,00516,536486
13,41216,700494
13,82216,864501
14,25516,999509
14,70917,189516
15,16517,378524
15,63117,545531
16,12117,720539
16,62417,904546
17,14018,099553
17,67418,350562
18,22218,681568
18,78019,035574
19,34919,385580
19,92819,604585
20,48519,715590

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.

Chile

  • 1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

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