Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Four countries are being compared, the most the chart can show clearly. Remove one to add another.

Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Laos	Uganda	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,286	23,408	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,397	24,195	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,499	24,992	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,578	25,846	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,654	26,661	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,746	27,414	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,836	28,200	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,931	29,021	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	6,035	29,846	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	6,145	30,647	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	6,257	31,469	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	6,368	32,343	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	6,477	33,257	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	6,586	34,234	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	6,695	35,271	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	6,804	36,419	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	6,912	37,673	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	7,019	39,157	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	7,127	40,879	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	7,234	42,329	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	7,343	43,639	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	7,452	45,120	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	7,560	46,645	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	7,666	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, Laos, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.