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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosUgandaOmanEthiopia
27323,4082,34863,575
27424,1952,40365,213
27524,9922,45766,889
27625,8462,51068,649
27826,6612,56270,491
27927,4142,61372,389
28028,2002,66374,327
28129,0212,71376,326
28229,8462,76478,411
28330,6472,81680,564
28531,4692,87182,787
28632,3432,92885,096
28733,2572,98687,530
28834,2343,04790,066
28935,2713,11092,632
29036,4193,17495,337
29137,6733,24098,114
29139,1573,307100,858
29240,8793,375103,654
29342,3293,444106,466
29443,6393,512109,267
29445,1203,582112,100
29546,6453,651114,964
29548,0653,696117,924

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