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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	Iceland	Hong Kong SAR China	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	273	277	6,587	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	274	281	6,646	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	275	285	6,695	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	276	288	6,725	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	278	289	6,712	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	279	293	6,765	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	280	296	6,794	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	281	304	6,838	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	282	311	6,897	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	283	319	6,938	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	285	319	6,953	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	286	318	7,004	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	287	319	7,052	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	288	321	7,130	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	289	324	7,159	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	290	327	7,209	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	291	331	7,271	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	291	335	7,316	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	292	343	7,372	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	293	353	7,432	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	294	361	7,487	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	294	366	7,460	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	295	372	7,392	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	295	380	7,387	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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

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, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.