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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 UgandaBurkina FasoOmanLuxembourg
23,40811,0752,348433
24,19511,4052,403438
24,99211,8282,457443
25,84612,3802,510448
26,66112,8292,562454
27,41413,1782,613460
28,20013,5402,663467
29,02113,9172,713474
29,84614,3092,764482
30,64714,7222,816491
31,46915,1522,871500
32,34315,6002,928509
33,25716,0642,986521
34,23416,5633,047533
35,27117,0723,110547
36,41917,5753,174560
37,67318,0943,240571
39,15718,6213,307586
40,87919,1573,375599
42,32919,6983,444610
43,63920,2423,512623
45,12020,7883,582633
46,64521,3363,651643
48,06521,8893,696651

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, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.