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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date SenegalAlbaniaUganda
10,0703,08523,408
10,3053,06524,195
10,5763,04724,992
10,8643,03825,846
11,1723,02626,661
11,4983,01427,414
11,8392,99828,200
12,2042,97929,021
12,5842,95729,846
12,9782,93430,647
13,3822,91531,469
13,7942,90032,343
14,2262,89233,257
14,6682,88834,234
15,1212,88235,271
15,5892,87636,419
16,0662,86837,673
16,5492,86339,157
17,0442,86140,879
17,5352,85442,329
18,0212,84243,639
18,5182,82545,120
19,0162,79946,645
19,5122,78748,065

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 Senegal, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.