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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	Uganda	Ghana
Dec 31, 1999	277	23,408	19,327
Dec 31, 2000	281	24,195	19,792
Dec 31, 2001	285	24,992	20,280
Dec 31, 2002	288	25,846	20,806
Dec 31, 2003	289	26,661	21,350
Dec 31, 2004	293	27,414	21,900
Dec 31, 2005	296	28,200	22,469
Dec 31, 2006	304	29,021	23,058
Dec 31, 2007	311	29,846	23,661
Dec 31, 2008	319	30,647	24,270
Dec 31, 2009	319	31,469	24,899
Dec 31, 2010	318	32,343	25,559
Dec 31, 2011	319	33,257	26,244
Dec 31, 2012	321	34,234	26,945
Dec 31, 2013	324	35,271	27,664
Dec 31, 2014	327	36,419	28,405
Dec 31, 2015	331	37,673	29,146
Dec 31, 2016	335	39,157	29,879
Dec 31, 2017	343	40,879	30,617
Dec 31, 2018	353	42,329	31,362
Dec 31, 2019	361	43,639	32,111
Dec 31, 2020	366	45,120	32,864
Dec 31, 2021	372	46,645	33,622
Dec 31, 2022	380	48,065	34,280

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.

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.

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.