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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date UgandaCongo - KinshasaItaly
23,40851,18156,940
24,19552,78256,966
24,99254,45357,004
25,84656,17057,114
26,66157,86057,423
27,41459,59957,852
28,20061,47458,191
29,02163,47958,424
29,84665,59058,781
30,64767,80059,236
31,46970,11459,580
32,34372,55059,844
33,25775,13860,052
34,23477,79260,216
35,27180,53460,337
36,41983,36860,346
37,67386,22960,255
39,15789,19360,140
40,87992,20960,027
42,32995,23259,902
43,63998,32059,754
45,120101,49959,464
46,645104,76759,158
48,065108,17158,966

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.

Italy

  • 1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
  • 1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
  • 1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.