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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	Guinea	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	7,610	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	7,780	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	7,821	275
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	7,906	276
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	8,121	278
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	8,317	279
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	8,478	280
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	8,650	281
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	8,860	282
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	9,091	283
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	9,327	285
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	9,571	286
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	9,825	287
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	10,084	288
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	10,351	289
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	10,632	290
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	10,924	291
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	11,225	291
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	11,534	292
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	11,855	293
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	12,160	294
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	12,469	294
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	12,778	295
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	13,087	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, Guinea, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.