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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	Moldova	Barbados	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	4,244	273	387
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	4,199	274	390
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	4,154	275	393
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	4,108	276	396
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	4,059	278	398
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	4,013	279	401
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	3,966	280	404
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	3,919	281	405
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	3,873	282	406
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	3,829	283	409
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	3,788	285	412
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	3,748	286	414
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	3,709	287	416
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,671	288	420
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,633	289	426
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,595	290	435
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,558	291	445
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,522	291	455
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,485	292	468
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,448	293	485
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,412	294	504
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,376	294	516
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,339	295	518
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,570	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 Moldova, Barbados, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.