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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	Laos	Barbados	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	5,286	273	387
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	5,397	274	390
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	5,499	275	393
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	5,578	276	396
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	5,654	278	398
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	5,746	279	401
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	5,836	280	404
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	5,931	281	405
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	6,035	282	406
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	6,145	283	409
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	6,257	285	412
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	6,368	286	414
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	6,477	287	416
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	6,586	288	420
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	6,695	289	426
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	6,804	290	435
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	6,912	291	445
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	7,019	291	455
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	7,127	292	468
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	7,234	293	485
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	7,343	294	504
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	7,452	294	516
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	7,560	295	518
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	7,666	295	530

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.

All data sources

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 Laos, Barbados, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.