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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	51,181	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	52,782	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	54,453	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	56,170	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	57,860	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	59,599	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	61,474	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	63,479	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	65,590	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	67,800	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	70,114	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	72,550	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	75,138	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	77,792	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	80,534	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	83,368	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	86,229	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	89,193	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	92,209	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	95,232	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	98,320	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	101,499	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	104,767	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	108,171	530

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, Congo - Kinshasa, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.