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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	Mongolia	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	2,433	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	2,461	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	2,489	275
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	2,519	276
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	2,547	278
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	2,574	279
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	2,602	280
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	2,633	281
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	2,666	282
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	2,702	283
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	2,741	285
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	2,783	286
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	2,827	287
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	2,870	288
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	2,912	289
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	2,953	290
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	2,993	291
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	3,031	291
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	3,068	292
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	3,103	293
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	3,171	294
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	3,231	294
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	3,284	295
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	3,333	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, Mongolia, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.