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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	Burkina Faso	Cape Verde
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	11,075	422
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	11,405	430
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	11,828	438
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	12,380	447
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	12,829	455
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	13,178	463
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	13,540	471
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	13,917	478
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	14,309	486
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	14,722	494
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	15,152	501
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	15,600	509
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	16,064	516
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	16,563	524
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	17,072	531
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	17,575	539
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	18,094	546
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	18,621	553
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	19,157	562
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	19,698	568
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	20,242	574
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	20,788	580
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	21,336	585
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	21,889	590

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, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.