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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Oman	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	70	51,181	2,348	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	71	52,782	2,403	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	71	54,453	2,457	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	72	56,170	2,510	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	72	57,860	2,562	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	72	59,599	2,613	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	72	61,474	2,663	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	72	63,479	2,713	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	72	65,590	2,764	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	73	67,800	2,816	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	73	70,114	2,871	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	73	72,550	2,928	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	73	75,138	2,986	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	73	77,792	3,047	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	73	80,534	3,110	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	73	83,368	3,174	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	74	86,229	3,240	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	74	89,193	3,307	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	74	92,209	3,375	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	74	95,232	3,444	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	75	98,320	3,512	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	75	101,499	3,582	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	76	104,767	3,651	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	76	108,171	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, Congo - Kinshasa, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.