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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	Finland	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	5,166	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	5,176	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	5,188	275
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	5,201	276
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	5,213	278
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	5,228	279
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	5,246	280
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	5,266	281
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	5,289	282
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	5,313	283
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	5,339	285
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	5,363	286
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	5,388	287
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	5,414	288
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	5,439	289
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	5,463	290
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	5,481	291
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	5,495	291
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	5,508	292
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	5,516	293
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	5,522	294
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	5,531	294
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	5,542	295
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	5,556	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.

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

No separate list is published for Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.