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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	Barbados	United Arab Emirates	Albania	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	273	3,101	3,085	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	274	3,284	3,065	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	275	3,458	3,047	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	276	3,613	3,038	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	278	3,754	3,026	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	279	3,882	3,014	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	280	4,000	2,998	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	281	4,532	2,979	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	282	5,623	2,957	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	283	7,277	2,934	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	285	8,164	2,915	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	286	8,152	2,900	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	287	8,438	2,892	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	288	8,747	2,888	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	289	9,077	2,882	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	290	9,321	2,876	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	291	9,461	2,868	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	291	9,587	2,863	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	292	9,699	2,861	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	293	9,796	2,854	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	294	9,879	2,842	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	294	9,953	2,825	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	295	10,018	2,799	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	295	10,099	2,787	48,065

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.

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

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 Barbados, United Arab Emirates, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.