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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 & TobagoUganda
10,3271,30123,408
10,6491,30324,195
10,9801,30824,992
11,2901,31425,846
11,5931,32026,661
11,9071,32627,414
12,2431,33228,200
12,6121,33829,021
13,0051,34429,846
13,4121,35230,647
13,8221,35931,469
14,2551,36532,343
14,7091,37233,257
15,1651,37934,234
15,6311,38635,271
16,1211,39236,419
16,6241,39937,673
17,1401,40539,157
17,6741,41140,879
18,2221,43642,329
18,7801,45243,639
19,3491,44845,120
19,9281,45046,645
20,4851,45648,065

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.

Uganda

  • 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 Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.