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Population, long-run history

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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ZambiaOmanNigeria
10,3272,348121,649
10,6492,403125,014
10,9802,457128,513
11,2902,510132,165
11,5932,562135,971
11,9072,613139,900
12,2432,663143,914
12,6122,713148,019
13,0052,764152,195
13,4122,816156,434
13,8222,871160,751
14,2552,928165,142
14,7092,986169,607
15,1653,047174,142
15,6313,110178,737
16,1213,174183,362
16,6243,240187,979
17,1403,307192,594
17,6743,375197,417
18,2223,444202,498
18,7803,512207,699
19,3493,582213,021
19,9283,651218,473
20,4853,696223,735

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.

Nigeria

  • 1885-1950: 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; the database as a whole is cited above.