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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	Burkina Faso	Uganda	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	11,075	23,408	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	11,405	24,195	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	11,828	24,992	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	12,380	25,846	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	12,829	26,661	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	13,178	27,414	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	13,540	28,200	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	13,917	29,021	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	14,309	29,846	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	14,722	30,647	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	15,152	31,469	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	15,600	32,343	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	16,064	33,257	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	16,563	34,234	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	17,072	35,271	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	17,575	36,419	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	18,094	37,673	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	18,621	39,157	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	19,157	40,879	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	19,698	42,329	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	20,242	43,639	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	20,788	45,120	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	21,336	46,645	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	21,889	48,065	530

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, Burkina Faso, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.