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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	Palestinian Territories
Dec 31, 1999	387	23,408	2,996
Dec 31, 2000	390	24,195	3,075
Dec 31, 2001	393	24,992	3,155
Dec 31, 2002	396	25,846	3,235
Dec 31, 2003	398	26,661	3,315
Dec 31, 2004	401	27,414	3,396
Dec 31, 2005	404	28,200	3,478
Dec 31, 2006	405	29,021	3,559
Dec 31, 2007	406	29,846	3,642
Dec 31, 2008	409	30,647	3,727
Dec 31, 2009	412	31,469	3,817
Dec 31, 2010	414	32,343	3,907
Dec 31, 2011	416	33,257	3,997
Dec 31, 2012	420	34,234	4,088
Dec 31, 2013	426	35,271	4,178
Dec 31, 2014	435	36,419	4,269
Dec 31, 2015	445	37,673	4,359
Dec 31, 2016	455	39,157	4,451
Dec 31, 2017	468	40,879	4,533
Dec 31, 2018	485	42,329	4,615
Dec 31, 2019	504	43,639	4,715
Dec 31, 2020	516	45,120	4,820
Dec 31, 2021	518	46,645	4,930
Dec 31, 2022	530	48,065	5,042

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, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.