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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	North Macedonia	Iceland
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,006	277
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,017	281
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,026	285
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,011	288
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,018	289
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,024	293
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,028	296
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,031	304
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,035	311
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,038	319
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,042	319
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,046	318
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,049	319
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	2,052	321
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	2,055	324
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	2,058	327
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	2,061	331
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	2,063	335
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	2,065	343
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	2,067	353
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	2,068	361
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	2,065	366
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	2,057	372
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	2,048	380

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.

North Macedonia

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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.