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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Zambia	Germany	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	81,439	138
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	81,474	141
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	81,534	144
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	81,595	147
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	81,566	151
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	81,473	154
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	81,354	158
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	81,190	161
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	81,009	165
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	80,781	168
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	80,500	172
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	80,301	176
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	80,292	180
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	80,443	183
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	80,663	187
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	81,000	190
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	81,704	194
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	82,366	198
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	82,674	201
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	82,923	204
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	83,110	208
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	83,178	212
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	83,213	216
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	83,811	220

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.

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

No separate list is published for São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.