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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	Palestinian Territories
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	2,996
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	3,075
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	3,155
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	3,235
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	3,315
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	3,396
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	3,478
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	3,559
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	3,642
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	3,727
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	3,817
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	3,907
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	3,997
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	4,088
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	4,178
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	4,269
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	4,359
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	4,451
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	4,533
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	4,615
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	4,715
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	4,820
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	4,930
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	5,042

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.

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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, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.