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Population, long-run history in Zambia

Latest
20,485
Previous
19,928
Change
+557.27 (+2.8%)
Reference period
Frequency
Annual
Unit
Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Population, long-run history in Zambia

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Observations for Population, long-run history in Zambia
Date Value
3,508
3,599
3,694
3,794
3,900
4,009
4,123
4,252
4,376
4,506
4,643
4,785
4,924
5,067
5,217
5,371
5,532
5,700
5,886
6,102
6,340
6,567
6,785
7,029
7,282
7,517
7,746
7,978
8,212
8,452
8,697
8,949
9,201
9,457
9,742
10,032
10,327
10,649
10,980
11,290
11,593
11,907
12,243
12,612
13,005
13,412
13,822
14,255
14,709
15,165
15,631
16,121
16,624
17,140
17,674
18,222
18,780
19,349
19,928
20,485

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

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.

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