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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Dominican Republic	São Tomé & Príncipe	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	8,175	138	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	8,301	141	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	8,427	144	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	8,553	147	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	8,678	151	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	8,801	154	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	8,924	158	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	9,044	161	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	9,164	165	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	9,281	168	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	9,398	172	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	9,512	176	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	9,627	180	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	9,742	183	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	9,855	187	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	9,965	190	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	10,072	194	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	10,177	198	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	10,281	201	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	10,385	204	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	10,487	208	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	10,587	212	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	10,686	216	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	10,793	220	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.

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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 Dominican Republic, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.