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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	Denmark	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	5,322	152
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	5,339	153
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	5,358	154
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	5,377	155
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	5,391	156
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	5,404	157
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	5,420	157
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	5,438	158
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	5,461	159
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	5,494	160
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	5,524	160
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	5,548	161
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	5,571	162
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	5,592	162
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	5,614	163
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	5,644	163
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	5,683	164
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	5,730	164
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	5,766	165
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	5,795	166
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	5,818	166
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	5,831	167
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	5,855	167
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	5,907	167

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, Denmark, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.