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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	Central African Republic	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	3,889	387
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	3,980	390
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	4,054	393
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	4,128	396
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	4,215	398
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	4,289	401
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	4,363	404
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	4,449	405
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	4,544	406
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	4,641	409
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	4,742	412
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	4,845	414
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	4,950	416
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	5,057	420
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	5,167	426
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	5,278	435
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	5,392	445
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	5,507	455
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	5,625	468
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	5,745	485
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	5,874	504
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	6,025	516
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	6,154	518
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	6,291	530

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, Central African Republic, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.