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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	Haiti
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	2,348	8,121
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	2,403	8,279
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	2,457	8,430
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	2,510	8,580
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	2,562	8,739
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	2,613	8,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	2,663	9,061
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	2,713	9,216
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	2,764	9,364
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	2,816	9,508
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	2,871	9,652
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	2,928	9,553
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	2,986	9,670
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	3,047	9,793
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	3,110	9,922
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	3,174	10,047
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	3,240	10,254
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	3,307	10,486
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	3,375	10,647
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	3,444	10,788
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	3,512	10,933
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	3,582	11,077
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	3,651	11,215
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	3,696	11,349

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