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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 BarbadosUgandaOmanTrinidad & Tobago
27323,4082,3481,301
27424,1952,4031,303
27524,9922,4571,308
27625,8462,5101,314
27826,6612,5621,320
27927,4142,6131,326
28028,2002,6631,332
28129,0212,7131,338
28229,8462,7641,344
28330,6472,8161,352
28531,4692,8711,359
28632,3432,9281,365
28733,2572,9861,372
28834,2343,0471,379
28935,2713,1101,386
29036,4193,1741,392
29137,6733,2401,399
29139,1573,3071,405
29240,8793,3751,411
29342,3293,4441,436
29443,6393,5121,452
29445,1203,5821,448
29546,6453,6511,450
29548,0653,6961,456

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, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.