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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	Germany	Oman	Uganda	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	2,348	23,408	273
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	2,403	24,195	274
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	2,457	24,992	275
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	2,510	25,846	276
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	2,562	26,661	278
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	2,613	27,414	279
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	2,663	28,200	280
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	2,713	29,021	281
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	2,764	29,846	282
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	2,816	30,647	283
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	2,871	31,469	285
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	2,928	32,343	286
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	2,986	33,257	287
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	3,047	34,234	288
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	3,110	35,271	289
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	3,174	36,419	290
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	3,240	37,673	291
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	3,307	39,157	291
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	3,375	40,879	292
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	3,444	42,329	293
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	3,512	43,639	294
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	3,582	45,120	294
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	3,651	46,645	295
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	3,696	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

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

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 Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.