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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	Libya
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	2,348	4,993
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	2,403	5,116
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	2,457	5,237
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	2,510	5,357
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	2,562	5,476
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	2,613	5,595
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	2,663	5,715
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	2,713	5,835
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	2,764	5,967
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	2,816	6,115
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	2,871	6,270
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	2,928	6,432
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	2,986	6,144
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	3,047	5,849
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	3,110	6,010
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	3,174	6,163
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	3,240	6,291
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	3,307	6,415
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	3,375	6,549
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	3,444	6,689
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	3,512	6,826
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	3,582	6,960
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	3,651	7,088
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	3,696	7,169

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