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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	Uganda	Burkina Faso	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	11,075	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	11,405	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	11,828	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	12,380	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	12,829	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	13,178	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	13,540	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	13,917	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	14,309	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	14,722	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	15,152	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	15,600	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	16,064	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	16,563	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	17,072	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	17,575	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	18,094	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	18,621	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	19,157	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	19,698	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	20,242	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	20,788	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	21,336	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	21,889	220

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, Burkina Faso, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.