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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	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	3,696

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