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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 ZambiaFinlandBosnia & Herzegovina
10,3275,1663,811
10,6495,1763,901
10,9805,1883,919
11,2905,2013,923
11,5935,2133,940
11,9075,2283,975
12,2435,2463,991
12,6125,2663,993
13,0055,2893,990
13,4125,3133,987
13,8225,3393,985
14,2555,3633,983
14,7095,3883,980
15,1655,4143,977
15,6315,4393,973
16,1215,4633,968
16,6245,4813,963
17,1405,4953,957
17,6745,5083,951
18,2225,5163,944
18,7805,5223,937
19,3495,5313,929
19,9285,5423,921
20,4855,5563,876

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.

Finland

  • 1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
  • 1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project