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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Albania	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	273	51,181	3,085	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	274	52,782	3,065	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	275	54,453	3,047	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	276	56,170	3,038	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,860	3,026	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	279	59,599	3,014	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	280	61,474	2,998	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	281	63,479	2,979	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	282	65,590	2,957	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	283	67,800	2,934	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	285	70,114	2,915	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	286	72,550	2,900	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	287	75,138	2,892	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	288	77,792	2,888	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,534	2,882	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	290	83,368	2,876	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	291	86,229	2,868	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	291	89,193	2,863	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	292	92,209	2,861	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	293	95,232	2,854	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	294	98,320	2,842	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	294	101,499	2,825	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	295	104,767	2,799	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	295	108,171	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, Congo - Kinshasa, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.