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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosDominicaUgandaItaly
2737023,40856,940
2747124,19556,966
2757124,99257,004
2767225,84657,114
2787226,66157,423
2797227,41457,852
2807228,20058,191
2817229,02158,424
2827229,84658,781
2837330,64759,236
2857331,46959,580
2867332,34359,844
2877333,25760,052
2887334,23460,216
2897335,27160,337
2907336,41960,346
2917437,67360,255
2917439,15760,140
2927440,87960,027
2937442,32959,902
2947543,63959,754
2947545,12059,464
2957646,64559,158
2957648,06558,966

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

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.

Italy

  • 1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
  • 1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
  • 1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Dominica; the database as a whole is cited above.