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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Palestinian Territories	Congo - Kinshasa	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	2,996	51,181	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	3,075	52,782	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	3,155	54,453	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	3,235	56,170	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	3,315	57,860	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	3,396	59,599	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	3,478	61,474	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	3,559	63,479	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	3,642	65,590	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	3,727	67,800	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	3,817	70,114	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	3,907	72,550	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	3,997	75,138	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	4,088	77,792	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	4,178	80,534	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	4,269	83,368	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	4,359	86,229	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	4,451	89,193	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	4,533	92,209	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	4,615	95,232	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	4,715	98,320	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	4,820	101,499	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	4,930	104,767	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	5,042	108,171	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 Palestinian Territories, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.