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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	São Tomé & Príncipe	Oman	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	138	2,348	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	141	2,403	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	144	2,457	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	147	2,510	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	151	2,562	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	154	2,613	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	158	2,663	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	161	2,713	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	165	2,764	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	168	2,816	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	172	2,871	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	176	2,928	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	180	2,986	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	183	3,047	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	187	3,110	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	190	3,174	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	194	3,240	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	198	3,307	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	201	3,375	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	204	3,444	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	208	3,512	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	212	3,582	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	216	3,651	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	220	3,696	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 São Tomé & Príncipe, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.