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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	Uganda	Moldova
Dec 31, 1999	387	23,408	4,244
Dec 31, 2000	390	24,195	4,199
Dec 31, 2001	393	24,992	4,154
Dec 31, 2002	396	25,846	4,108
Dec 31, 2003	398	26,661	4,059
Dec 31, 2004	401	27,414	4,013
Dec 31, 2005	404	28,200	3,966
Dec 31, 2006	405	29,021	3,919
Dec 31, 2007	406	29,846	3,873
Dec 31, 2008	409	30,647	3,829
Dec 31, 2009	412	31,469	3,788
Dec 31, 2010	414	32,343	3,748
Dec 31, 2011	416	33,257	3,709
Dec 31, 2012	420	34,234	3,671
Dec 31, 2013	426	35,271	3,633
Dec 31, 2014	435	36,419	3,595
Dec 31, 2015	445	37,673	3,558
Dec 31, 2016	455	39,157	3,522
Dec 31, 2017	468	40,879	3,485
Dec 31, 2018	485	42,329	3,448
Dec 31, 2019	504	43,639	3,412
Dec 31, 2020	516	45,120	3,376
Dec 31, 2021	518	46,645	3,339
Dec 31, 2022	530	48,065	3,570

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, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.