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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Zambia	Palestinian Territories	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	2,996	138
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	3,075	141
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	3,155	144
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	3,235	147
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	3,315	151
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	3,396	154
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	3,478	158
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	3,559	161
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	3,642	165
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	3,727	168
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	3,817	172
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	3,907	176
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	3,997	180
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	4,088	183
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	4,178	187
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	4,269	190
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	4,359	194
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	4,451	198
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	4,533	201
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	4,615	204
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	4,715	208
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	4,820	212
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	4,930	216
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	5,042	220

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.

No separate list is published for Palestinian Territories, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.