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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	Uganda	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	23,408	138
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	24,195	141
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	24,992	144
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	25,846	147
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	26,661	151
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	27,414	154
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	28,200	158
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	29,021	161
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	29,846	165
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	30,647	168
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	31,469	172
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	32,343	176
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	33,257	180
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	34,234	183
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	35,271	187
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	36,419	190
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	37,673	194
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	39,157	198
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	40,879	201
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	42,329	204
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	43,639	208
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	45,120	212
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	46,645	216
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	48,065	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.

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 São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.