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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Zambia	Oman	Hong Kong SAR China
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	6,587
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	6,646
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	6,695
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	6,725
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	6,712
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	6,765
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	6,794
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	6,838
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	6,897
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	6,938
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	6,953
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	7,004
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	7,052
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	7,130
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	7,159
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	7,209
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	7,271
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	7,316
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	7,372
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	7,432
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	7,487
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	7,460
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	7,392
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	7,387

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.

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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, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.