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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	Sri Lanka
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	2,348	19,354
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	2,403	19,610
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	2,457	19,838
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	2,510	20,060
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	2,562	20,297
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	2,613	20,529
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	2,663	20,703
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	2,713	20,917
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	2,764	21,120
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	2,816	21,315
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	2,871	21,503
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	2,928	21,713
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	2,986	21,918
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	3,047	22,120
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	3,110	22,320
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	3,174	22,517
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	3,240	22,711
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	3,307	22,899
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	3,375	23,080
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	3,444	23,254
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	3,512	23,420
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	3,582	23,579
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	3,651	23,732
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	3,696	23,796

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, Sri Lanka; the database as a whole is cited above.