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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	Barbados	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	273	152
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	274	153
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	275	154
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	276	155
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	278	156
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	279	157
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	280	157
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	281	158
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	282	159
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	283	160
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	285	160
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	286	161
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	287	162
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	288	162
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	289	163
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	290	163
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	291	164
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	291	164
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	292	165
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	293	166
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	294	166
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	294	167
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	295	167
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	295	167

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 Barbados, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.