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Population, long-run history by country
Population, long-run history
Annual, Persons, thousands
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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
| Date | Zambia | Moldova | Thailand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,327 | 4,244 | 59,748 | |
| 10,649 | 4,199 | 60,165 | |
| 10,980 | 4,154 | 60,746 | |
| 11,290 | 4,108 | 61,323 | |
| 11,593 | 4,059 | 61,884 | |
| 11,907 | 4,013 | 62,425 | |
| 12,243 | 3,966 | 62,956 | |
| 12,612 | 3,919 | 63,467 | |
| 13,005 | 3,873 | 63,937 | |
| 13,412 | 3,829 | 64,381 | |
| 13,822 | 3,788 | 64,804 | |
| 14,255 | 3,748 | 65,208 | |
| 14,709 | 3,709 | 65,599 | |
| 15,165 | 3,671 | 65,970 | |
| 15,631 | 3,633 | 66,332 | |
| 16,121 | 3,595 | 66,673 | |
| 16,624 | 3,558 | 66,975 | |
| 17,140 | 3,522 | 67,250 | |
| 17,674 | 3,485 | 67,506 | |
| 18,222 | 3,448 | 67,750 | |
| 18,780 | 3,412 | 67,975 | |
| 19,349 | 3,376 | 68,180 | |
| 19,928 | 3,339 | 68,366 | |
| 20,485 | 3,570 | 68,457 |
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.
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.
Thailand
- 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
- 1900-50: Sompop Manarungsan, "Economic Development of Thailand, 1850-1950", University of Groningen, Ph. D. thesis, 1989
No separate list is published for Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.