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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	Malta	Estonia	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	1,378	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	1,400	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	1,391	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	1,382	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	1,374	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	1,365	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	1,357	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	1,349	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	1,341	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	1,337	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	1,334	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	1,332	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	1,328	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	1,324	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	1,319	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	1,314	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	1,312	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	1,314	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	1,314	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	1,318	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	1,323	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	1,327	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	1,329	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	1,330	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, Malta, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.