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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	Puerto Rico	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	387	3,800	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	390	3,811	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	393	3,819	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	396	3,824	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	398	3,826	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	401	3,827	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	404	3,822	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	405	3,805	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	406	3,783	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	409	3,761	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	412	3,741	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	414	3,722	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	416	3,679	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	420	3,636	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	426	3,589	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	435	3,534	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	445	3,473	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	455	3,411	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	468	3,352	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	485	3,295	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	504	3,268	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	516	3,247	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	518	3,232	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	530	3,228	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, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.