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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	Luxembourg	Laos	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	273	433	5,286	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	274	438	5,397	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	275	443	5,499	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	276	448	5,578	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	278	454	5,654	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	279	460	5,746	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	280	467	5,836	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	281	474	5,931	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	282	482	6,035	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	283	491	6,145	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	285	500	6,257	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	286	509	6,368	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	287	521	6,477	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	288	533	6,586	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	289	547	6,695	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	290	560	6,804	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	291	571	6,912	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	291	586	7,019	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	292	599	7,127	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	293	610	7,234	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	294	623	7,343	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	294	633	7,452	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	295	643	7,560	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	295	651	7,666	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, Luxembourg, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.