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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	Trinidad & Tobago
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	387	1,301
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	390	1,303
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	393	1,308
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	396	1,314
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	398	1,320
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	401	1,326
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	404	1,332
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	405	1,338
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	406	1,344
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	409	1,352
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	412	1,359
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	414	1,365
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	416	1,372
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	420	1,379
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	426	1,386
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	435	1,392
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	445	1,399
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	455	1,405
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	468	1,411
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	485	1,436
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	504	1,452
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	516	1,448
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	518	1,450
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	530	1,456

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, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.