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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	Seychelles	Oman	Iceland	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	78	2,348	277	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	79	2,403	281	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	80	2,457	285	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	81	2,510	288	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	82	2,562	289	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	83	2,613	293	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	84	2,663	296	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	85	2,713	304	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	86	2,764	311	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	87	2,816	319	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	87	2,871	319	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	88	2,928	318	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	89	2,986	319	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	90	3,047	321	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	91	3,110	324	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	92	3,174	327	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	92	3,240	331	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	93	3,307	335	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	94	3,375	343	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	95	3,444	353	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	96	3,512	361	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	97	3,582	366	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	98	3,651	372	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	98	3,696	380	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.

All data sources

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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

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 Seychelles, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.