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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ZambiaOmanAlbaniaDominica
10,3272,3483,08570
10,6492,4033,06571
10,9802,4573,04771
11,2902,5103,03872
11,5932,5623,02672
11,9072,6133,01472
12,2432,6632,99872
12,6122,7132,97972
13,0052,7642,95772
13,4122,8162,93473
13,8222,8712,91573
14,2552,9282,90073
14,7092,9862,89273
15,1653,0472,88873
15,6313,1102,88273
16,1213,1742,87673
16,6243,2402,86874
17,1403,3072,86374
17,6743,3752,86174
18,2223,4442,85474
18,7803,5122,84275
19,3493,5822,82575
19,9283,6512,79976
20,4853,6962,78776

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.

All data sources

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 Oman, Albania, Dominica; the database as a whole is cited above.