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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	Hong Kong SAR China	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	6,587	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	6,646	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	6,695	275
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	6,725	276
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	6,712	278
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	6,765	279
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	6,794	280
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	6,838	281
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	6,897	282
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	6,938	283
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	6,953	285
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	7,004	286
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	7,052	287
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	7,130	288
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	7,159	289
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	7,209	290
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	7,271	291
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	7,316	291
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	7,372	292
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	7,432	293
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	7,487	294
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	7,460	294
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	7,392	295
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	7,387	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, Hong Kong SAR China, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.