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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	Burkina Faso	Oman	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	11,075	2,348	152
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	11,405	2,403	153
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	11,828	2,457	154
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	12,380	2,510	155
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	12,829	2,562	156
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	13,178	2,613	157
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	13,540	2,663	157
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	13,917	2,713	158
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	14,309	2,764	159
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	14,722	2,816	160
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	15,152	2,871	160
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	15,600	2,928	161
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	16,064	2,986	162
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	16,563	3,047	162
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	17,072	3,110	163
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	17,575	3,174	163
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	18,094	3,240	164
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	18,621	3,307	164
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	19,157	3,375	165
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	19,698	3,444	166
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	20,242	3,512	166
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	20,788	3,582	167
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	21,336	3,651	167
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	21,889	3,696	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.

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 Burkina Faso, Oman, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.