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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	Paraguay	Qatar	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	5,366	627	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	5,473	659	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	5,579	691	275
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	5,683	724	276
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	5,786	757	278
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	5,886	850	279
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	5,984	1,001	280
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	6,080	1,153	281
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	6,173	1,306	282
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	6,264	1,460	283
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	6,352	1,615	285
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	6,438	1,770	286
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	6,522	1,904	287
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	6,605	2,010	288
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	6,688	2,103	289
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	6,769	2,187	290
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	6,850	2,261	291
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	6,930	2,326	291
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	7,012	2,384	292
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	7,095	2,435	293
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	7,179	2,480	294
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	7,263	2,519	294
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	7,348	2,553	295
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	7,432	2,559	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 Paraguay, Qatar, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.