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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	Paraguay	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	387	5,366	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	390	5,473	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	393	5,579	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	396	5,683	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	398	5,786	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	401	5,886	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	404	5,984	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	405	6,080	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	406	6,173	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	409	6,264	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	412	6,352	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	414	6,438	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	416	6,522	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	420	6,605	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	426	6,688	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	435	6,769	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	445	6,850	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	455	6,930	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	468	7,012	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	485	7,095	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	504	7,179	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	516	7,263	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	518	7,348	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	530	7,432	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, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.