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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	Oman	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	3,811	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	3,901	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	3,919	275
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	3,923	276
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	3,940	278
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	3,975	279
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	3,991	280
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	3,993	281
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	3,990	282
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	3,987	283
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	3,985	285
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	3,983	286
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	3,980	287
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	3,977	288
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	3,973	289
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	3,968	290
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	3,963	291
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	3,957	291
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	3,951	292
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	3,944	293
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	3,937	294
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	3,929	294
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	3,921	295
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	3,876	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.

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

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