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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	Barbados	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	273	78
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	274	79
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	275	80
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	276	81
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	278	82
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	279	83
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	280	84
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	281	85
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	282	86
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	283	87
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	285	87
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	286	88
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	287	89
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	288	90
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	289	91
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	290	92
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	291	92
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	291	93
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	292	94
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	293	95
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	294	96
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	294	97
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	295	98
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	295	98

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, Barbados, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.