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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	Estonia	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	1,378	152
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	1,400	153
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	1,391	154
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	1,382	155
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	1,374	156
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	1,365	157
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	1,357	157
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	1,349	158
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	1,341	159
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	1,337	160
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	1,334	160
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	1,332	161
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	1,328	162
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	1,324	162
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	1,319	163
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	1,314	163
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	1,312	164
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	1,314	164
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	1,314	165
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	1,318	166
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	1,323	166
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	1,327	167
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	1,329	167
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	1,330	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, Estonia, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.