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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	Malta	Oman	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	387	2,348	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	390	2,403	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	393	2,457	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	396	2,510	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	398	2,562	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	401	2,613	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	404	2,663	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	405	2,713	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	406	2,764	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	409	2,816	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	412	2,871	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	414	2,928	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	416	2,986	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	420	3,047	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	426	3,110	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	435	3,174	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	445	3,240	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	455	3,307	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	468	3,375	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	485	3,444	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	504	3,512	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	516	3,582	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	518	3,651	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	530	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.

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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 Malta, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.