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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	Laos	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	5,286	152
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	5,397	153
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	5,499	154
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	5,578	155
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	5,654	156
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	5,746	157
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	5,836	157
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	5,931	158
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	6,035	159
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	6,145	160
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	6,257	160
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	6,368	161
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	6,477	162
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	6,586	162
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	6,695	163
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	6,804	163
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	6,912	164
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	7,019	164
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	7,127	165
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	7,234	166
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	7,343	166
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	7,452	167
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	7,560	167
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	7,666	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, Laos, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.