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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ZambiaOmanPuerto RicoLuxembourg
10,3272,3483,800433
10,6492,4033,811438
10,9802,4573,819443
11,2902,5103,824448
11,5932,5623,826454
11,9072,6133,827460
12,2432,6633,822467
12,6122,7133,805474
13,0052,7643,783482
13,4122,8163,761491
13,8222,8713,741500
14,2552,9283,722509
14,7092,9863,679521
15,1653,0473,636533
15,6313,1103,589547
16,1213,1743,534560
16,6243,2403,473571
17,1403,3073,411586
17,6743,3753,352599
18,2223,4443,295610
18,7803,5123,268623
19,3493,5823,247633
19,9283,6513,232643
20,4853,6963,228651

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, Puerto Rico, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.