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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	Trinidad & Tobago
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	273	1,301
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	274	1,303
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	275	1,308
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	276	1,314
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	278	1,320
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	279	1,326
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	280	1,332
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	281	1,338
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	282	1,344
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	283	1,352
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	285	1,359
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	286	1,365
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	287	1,372
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	288	1,379
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	289	1,386
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	290	1,392
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	291	1,399
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	291	1,405
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	292	1,411
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	293	1,436
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	294	1,452
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	294	1,448
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	295	1,450
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	295	1,456

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, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.