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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	Palestinian Territories	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	2,996	387
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	3,075	390
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	3,155	393
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	3,235	396
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	3,315	398
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	3,396	401
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	3,478	404
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	3,559	405
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	3,642	406
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	3,727	409
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	3,817	412
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	3,907	414
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	3,997	416
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	4,088	420
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	4,178	426
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	4,269	435
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	4,359	445
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	4,451	455
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	4,533	468
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	4,615	485
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	4,715	504
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	4,820	516
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	4,930	518
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	5,042	530

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, Palestinian Territories, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.