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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	Morocco
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	2,348	28,400
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	2,403	28,744
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	2,457	29,094
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	2,510	29,447
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	2,562	29,806
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	2,613	30,169
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	2,663	30,552
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	2,713	30,953
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	2,764	31,354
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	2,816	31,754
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	2,871	32,154
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	2,928	32,553
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	2,986	32,951
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	3,047	33,346
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	3,110	33,737
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	3,174	34,124
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	3,240	34,511
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	3,307	34,898
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	3,375	35,279
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	3,444	35,653
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	3,512	36,018
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	3,582	36,375
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	3,651	36,723
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	3,696	37,101

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