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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	Uganda	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	3,811	273
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	3,901	274
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	3,919	275
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	3,923	276
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	3,940	278
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	3,975	279
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	3,991	280
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	3,993	281
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	3,990	282
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	3,987	283
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	3,985	285
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	3,983	286
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	3,980	287
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	3,977	288
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	3,973	289
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	3,968	290
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	3,963	291
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	3,957	291
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	3,951	292
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	3,944	293
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	3,937	294
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	3,929	294
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	3,921	295
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	3,876	295

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.