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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	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	387	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	390	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	393	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	396	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	398	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	401	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	404	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	405	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	406	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	409	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	412	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	414	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	416	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	420	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	426	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	435	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	445	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	455	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	468	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	485	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	504	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	516	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	518	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	530	108,171

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, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.