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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	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	23,408	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	24,195	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	24,992	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	25,846	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	26,661	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	27,414	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	28,200	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	29,021	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	29,846	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	30,647	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	31,469	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	32,343	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	33,257	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	34,234	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	35,271	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	36,419	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	37,673	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	39,157	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	40,879	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	42,329	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	43,639	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	45,120	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	46,645	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	48,065	7,666

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