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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ZambiaTrinidad & TobagoChile
10,3271,30115,140
10,6491,30315,340
10,9801,30815,513
11,2901,31415,686
11,5931,32015,859
11,9071,32616,029
12,2431,33216,222
12,6121,33816,364
13,0051,34416,536
13,4121,35216,700
13,8221,35916,864
14,2551,36516,999
14,7091,37217,189
15,1651,37917,378
15,6311,38617,545
16,1211,39217,720
16,6241,39917,904
17,1401,40518,099
17,6741,41118,350
18,2221,43618,681
18,7801,45219,035
19,3491,44819,385
19,9281,45019,604
20,4851,45619,715

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.

Chile

  • 1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

No separate list is published for Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.