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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Burkina Faso	Uganda	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	11,075	23,408	273
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	11,405	24,195	274
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	11,828	24,992	275
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	12,380	25,846	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	12,829	26,661	278
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	13,178	27,414	279
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	13,540	28,200	280
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	13,917	29,021	281
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	14,309	29,846	282
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	14,722	30,647	283
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	15,152	31,469	285
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	15,600	32,343	286
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	16,064	33,257	287
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	16,563	34,234	288
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	17,072	35,271	289
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	17,575	36,419	290
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	18,094	37,673	291
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	18,621	39,157	291
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	19,157	40,879	292
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	19,698	42,329	293
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	20,242	43,639	294
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	20,788	45,120	294
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	21,336	46,645	295
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	21,889	48,065	295

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Burkina Faso, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.