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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Comoros
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	51,181	531
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	52,782	545
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	54,453	559
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	56,170	574
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	57,860	590
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	59,599	606
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	61,474	623
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	63,479	640
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	65,590	657
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	67,800	674
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	70,114	690
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	72,550	706
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	75,138	722
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	77,792	737
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	80,534	752
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	83,368	767
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	86,229	781
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	89,193	795
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	92,209	808
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	95,232	821
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	98,320	837
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	101,499	853
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	104,767	869
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	108,171	885

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, Congo - Kinshasa, Comoros; the database as a whole is cited above.