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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	Ghana	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	277	19,327	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	281	19,792	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	285	20,280	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	288	20,806	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	289	21,350	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	293	21,900	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	296	22,469	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	304	23,058	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	311	23,661	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	319	24,270	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	319	24,899	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	318	25,559	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	319	26,244	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	321	26,945	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	324	27,664	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	327	28,405	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	331	29,146	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	335	29,879	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	343	30,617	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	353	31,362	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	361	32,111	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	366	32,864	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	372	33,622	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	380	34,280	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

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.

Ghana

1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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.