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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	São Tomé & Príncipe	Uganda	Moldova
Dec 31, 1999	138	23,408	4,244
Dec 31, 2000	141	24,195	4,199
Dec 31, 2001	144	24,992	4,154
Dec 31, 2002	147	25,846	4,108
Dec 31, 2003	151	26,661	4,059
Dec 31, 2004	154	27,414	4,013
Dec 31, 2005	158	28,200	3,966
Dec 31, 2006	161	29,021	3,919
Dec 31, 2007	165	29,846	3,873
Dec 31, 2008	168	30,647	3,829
Dec 31, 2009	172	31,469	3,788
Dec 31, 2010	176	32,343	3,748
Dec 31, 2011	180	33,257	3,709
Dec 31, 2012	183	34,234	3,671
Dec 31, 2013	187	35,271	3,633
Dec 31, 2014	190	36,419	3,595
Dec 31, 2015	194	37,673	3,558
Dec 31, 2016	198	39,157	3,522
Dec 31, 2017	201	40,879	3,485
Dec 31, 2018	204	42,329	3,448
Dec 31, 2019	208	43,639	3,412
Dec 31, 2020	212	45,120	3,376
Dec 31, 2021	216	46,645	3,339
Dec 31, 2022	220	48,065	3,570

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, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.