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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	Iceland	Congo - Kinshasa	Barbados	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	277	51,181	273	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	281	52,782	274	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	285	54,453	275	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	288	56,170	276	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	289	57,860	278	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	293	59,599	279	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	296	61,474	280	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	304	63,479	281	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	311	65,590	282	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	319	67,800	283	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	319	70,114	285	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	318	72,550	286	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	319	75,138	287	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	321	77,792	288	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	324	80,534	289	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	327	83,368	290	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	331	86,229	291	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	335	89,193	291	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	343	92,209	292	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	353	95,232	293	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	361	98,320	294	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	366	101,499	294	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	372	104,767	295	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	380	108,171	295	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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

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