Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Add a country

Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Uganda	Congo - Kinshasa	Sierra Leone
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	51,181	3,736
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	52,782	3,809
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	54,453	4,043
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	56,170	4,287
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	57,860	4,466
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	59,599	4,602
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	61,474	4,708
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	63,479	4,818
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	65,590	4,918
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	67,800	5,023
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	70,114	5,132
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	72,550	5,246
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	75,138	5,364
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	77,792	5,486
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	80,534	5,613
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	83,368	5,744
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	86,229	5,879
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	89,193	6,019
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	92,209	6,163
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	95,232	6,312
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	98,320	6,461
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	101,499	6,611
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	104,767	6,761
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	108,171	6,910

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Sierra Leone; the database as a whole is cited above.