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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Zambia	Denmark	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	5,322	138
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	5,339	141
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	5,358	144
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	5,377	147
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	5,391	151
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	5,404	154
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	5,420	158
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	5,438	161
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	5,461	165
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	5,494	168
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	5,524	172
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	5,548	176
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	5,571	180
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	5,592	183
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	5,614	187
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	5,644	190
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	5,683	194
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	5,730	198
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	5,766	201
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	5,795	204
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	5,818	208
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	5,831	212
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	5,855	216
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	5,907	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.

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