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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date UgandaAlbaniaOmanCongo - Kinshasa
23,4083,0852,34851,181
24,1953,0652,40352,782
24,9923,0472,45754,453
25,8463,0382,51056,170
26,6613,0262,56257,860
27,4143,0142,61359,599
28,2002,9982,66361,474
29,0212,9792,71363,479
29,8462,9572,76465,590
30,6472,9342,81667,800
31,4692,9152,87170,114
32,3432,9002,92872,550
33,2572,8922,98675,138
34,2342,8883,04777,792
35,2712,8823,11080,534
36,4192,8763,17483,368
37,6732,8683,24086,229
39,1572,8633,30789,193
40,8792,8613,37592,209
42,3292,8543,44495,232
43,6392,8423,51298,320
45,1202,8253,582101,499
46,6452,7993,651104,767
48,0652,7873,696108,171

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

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 Albania, Oman, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.