Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Four countries are being compared, the most the chart can show clearly. Remove one to add another.

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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	138	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	141	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	144	275
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	147	276
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	151	278
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	154	279
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	158	280
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	161	281
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	165	282
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	168	283
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	172	285
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	176	286
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	180	287
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	183	288
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	187	289
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	190	290
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	194	291
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	198	291
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	201	292
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	204	293
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	208	294
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	212	294
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	216	295
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	220	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, São Tomé & Príncipe, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.