Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Moldova	Uganda	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,244	23,408	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,199	24,195	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,154	24,992	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,108	25,846	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,059	26,661	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,013	27,414	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,966	28,200	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,919	29,021	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,873	29,846	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,829	30,647	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,788	31,469	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,748	32,343	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,709	33,257	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,671	34,234	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,633	35,271	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,595	36,419	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,558	37,673	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,522	39,157	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,485	40,879	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,448	42,329	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,412	43,639	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,376	45,120	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,339	46,645	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,570	48,065	167

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, Moldova, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.