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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	Uganda	Denmark
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	23,408	5,322
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	24,195	5,339
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	24,992	5,358
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	25,846	5,377
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	26,661	5,391
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	27,414	5,404
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	28,200	5,420
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	29,021	5,438
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	29,846	5,461
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	30,647	5,494
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	31,469	5,524
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	32,343	5,548
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	33,257	5,571
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	34,234	5,592
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	35,271	5,614
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	36,419	5,644
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	37,673	5,683
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	39,157	5,730
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	40,879	5,766
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	42,329	5,795
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	43,639	5,818
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	45,120	5,831
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	46,645	5,855
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	48,065	5,907

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, Denmark; the database as a whole is cited above.