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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	Hong Kong SAR China
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	6,587
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	6,646
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	6,695
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	6,725
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	6,712
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	6,765
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	6,794
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	6,838
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	6,897
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	6,938
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	6,953
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	7,004
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	7,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	7,130
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	7,159
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	7,209
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	7,271
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	7,316
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	7,372
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	7,432
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	7,487
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	7,460
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	7,392
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	7,387

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.

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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, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.