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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	Cameroon	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	15,483	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	15,913	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	16,354	275
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	16,815	276
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	17,289	278
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	17,764	279
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	18,249	280
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	18,746	281
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	19,278	282
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	19,843	283
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	20,419	285
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	21,002	286
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	21,586	287
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	22,181	288
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	22,800	289
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	23,513	290
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	24,273	291
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	24,995	291
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	25,680	292
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	26,373	293
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	27,114	294
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	27,878	294
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	28,663	295
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	29,417	295

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