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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	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	2,996	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	3,075	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	3,155	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	3,235	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	3,315	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	3,396	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	3,478	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	3,559	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	3,642	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	3,727	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	3,817	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	3,907	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	3,997	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	4,088	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	4,178	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	4,269	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	4,359	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	4,451	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	4,533	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	4,615	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	4,715	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	4,820	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	4,930	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	5,042	108,171

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