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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	Oman	Switzerland	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	7,258	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	7,296	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	7,332	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	7,384	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	7,438	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	7,488	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	7,532	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	7,579	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	7,647	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	7,738	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	7,825	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	7,884	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	7,959	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	8,044	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	8,137	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	8,237	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	8,332	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	8,423	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	8,502	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	8,565	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	8,626	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	8,689	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	8,756	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	8,834	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

Switzerland

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

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