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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	St. Lucia	Burkina Faso	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	273	152	11,075	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	274	153	11,405	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	275	154	11,828	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	276	155	12,380	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	278	156	12,829	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	279	157	13,178	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	280	157	13,540	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	281	158	13,917	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	282	159	14,309	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	283	160	14,722	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	285	160	15,152	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	286	161	15,600	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	287	162	16,064	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	288	162	16,563	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	289	163	17,072	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	290	163	17,575	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	291	164	18,094	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	291	164	18,621	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	292	165	19,157	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	293	166	19,698	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	294	166	20,242	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	294	167	20,788	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	295	167	21,336	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	295	167	21,889	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, St. Lucia, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.