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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	Qatar	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	627	138
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	659	141
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	691	144
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	724	147
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	757	151
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	850	154
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	1,001	158
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	1,153	161
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	1,306	165
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	1,460	168
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	1,615	172
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	1,770	176
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	1,904	180
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	2,010	183
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	2,103	187
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	2,187	190
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	2,261	194
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	2,326	198
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	2,384	201
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	2,435	204
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	2,480	208
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	2,519	212
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	2,553	216
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	2,559	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 Qatar, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.