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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	Malta	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	387	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	390	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	393	275
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	396	276
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	398	278
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	401	279
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	404	280
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	405	281
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	406	282
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	409	283
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	412	285
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	414	286
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	416	287
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	420	288
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	426	289
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	435	290
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	445	291
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	455	291
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	468	292
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	485	293
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	504	294
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	516	294
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	518	295
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	530	295

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.

No separate list is published for Malta, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.