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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	Trinidad & Tobago	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,348	1,301	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	2,403	1,303	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	2,457	1,308	275
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	2,510	1,314	276
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	2,562	1,320	278
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	2,613	1,326	279
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	2,663	1,332	280
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	2,713	1,338	281
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	2,764	1,344	282
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	2,816	1,352	283
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	2,871	1,359	285
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	2,928	1,365	286
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	2,986	1,372	287
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,047	1,379	288
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,110	1,386	289
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,174	1,392	290
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,240	1,399	291
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,307	1,405	291
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,375	1,411	292
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,444	1,436	293
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,512	1,452	294
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,582	1,448	294
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,651	1,450	295
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,696	1,456	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, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.