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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	Puerto Rico
Dec 31, 1999	387	23,408	3,800
Dec 31, 2000	390	24,195	3,811
Dec 31, 2001	393	24,992	3,819
Dec 31, 2002	396	25,846	3,824
Dec 31, 2003	398	26,661	3,826
Dec 31, 2004	401	27,414	3,827
Dec 31, 2005	404	28,200	3,822
Dec 31, 2006	405	29,021	3,805
Dec 31, 2007	406	29,846	3,783
Dec 31, 2008	409	30,647	3,761
Dec 31, 2009	412	31,469	3,741
Dec 31, 2010	414	32,343	3,722
Dec 31, 2011	416	33,257	3,679
Dec 31, 2012	420	34,234	3,636
Dec 31, 2013	426	35,271	3,589
Dec 31, 2014	435	36,419	3,534
Dec 31, 2015	445	37,673	3,473
Dec 31, 2016	455	39,157	3,411
Dec 31, 2017	468	40,879	3,352
Dec 31, 2018	485	42,329	3,295
Dec 31, 2019	504	43,639	3,268
Dec 31, 2020	516	45,120	3,247
Dec 31, 2021	518	46,645	3,232
Dec 31, 2022	530	48,065	3,228

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.