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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	Dominica	Burkina Faso	Oman	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	70	11,075	2,348	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	71	11,405	2,403	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	71	11,828	2,457	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	72	12,380	2,510	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	72	12,829	2,562	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	72	13,178	2,613	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	72	13,540	2,663	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	72	13,917	2,713	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	72	14,309	2,764	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	73	14,722	2,816	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	73	15,152	2,871	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	73	15,600	2,928	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	73	16,064	2,986	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	73	16,563	3,047	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	73	17,072	3,110	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	73	17,575	3,174	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	74	18,094	3,240	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	74	18,621	3,307	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	74	19,157	3,375	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	74	19,698	3,444	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	75	20,242	3,512	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	75	20,788	3,582	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	76	21,336	3,651	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	76	21,889	3,696	48,065

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 Dominica, Burkina Faso, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.