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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	Senegal	Oman	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	273	10,070	2,348	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	274	10,305	2,403	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	275	10,576	2,457	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	276	10,864	2,510	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	278	11,172	2,562	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	279	11,498	2,613	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	280	11,839	2,663	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	281	12,204	2,713	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	282	12,584	2,764	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	283	12,978	2,816	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	285	13,382	2,871	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	286	13,794	2,928	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	287	14,226	2,986	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	288	14,668	3,047	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	289	15,121	3,110	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	290	15,589	3,174	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	291	16,066	3,240	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	291	16,549	3,307	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	292	17,044	3,375	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	293	17,535	3,444	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	294	18,021	3,512	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	294	18,518	3,582	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	295	19,016	3,651	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	295	19,512	3,696	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, Senegal, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.