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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	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	51,181	138
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	52,782	141
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	54,453	144
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	56,170	147
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	57,860	151
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	59,599	154
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	61,474	158
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	63,479	161
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	65,590	165
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	67,800	168
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	70,114	172
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	72,550	176
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	75,138	180
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	77,792	183
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	80,534	187
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	83,368	190
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	86,229	194
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	89,193	198
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	92,209	201
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	95,232	204
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	98,320	208
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	101,499	212
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	104,767	216
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	108,171	220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.