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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	Paraguay	Uganda	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	5,366	23,408	138
Dec 31, 2000	5,473	24,195	141
Dec 31, 2001	5,579	24,992	144
Dec 31, 2002	5,683	25,846	147
Dec 31, 2003	5,786	26,661	151
Dec 31, 2004	5,886	27,414	154
Dec 31, 2005	5,984	28,200	158
Dec 31, 2006	6,080	29,021	161
Dec 31, 2007	6,173	29,846	165
Dec 31, 2008	6,264	30,647	168
Dec 31, 2009	6,352	31,469	172
Dec 31, 2010	6,438	32,343	176
Dec 31, 2011	6,522	33,257	180
Dec 31, 2012	6,605	34,234	183
Dec 31, 2013	6,688	35,271	187
Dec 31, 2014	6,769	36,419	190
Dec 31, 2015	6,850	37,673	194
Dec 31, 2016	6,930	39,157	198
Dec 31, 2017	7,012	40,879	201
Dec 31, 2018	7,095	42,329	204
Dec 31, 2019	7,179	43,639	208
Dec 31, 2020	7,263	45,120	212
Dec 31, 2021	7,348	46,645	216
Dec 31, 2022	7,432	48,065	220

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 Paraguay, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.