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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Uganda	Italy	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	56,940	273
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	56,966	274
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	57,004	275
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	57,114	276
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	57,423	278
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	57,852	279
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	58,191	280
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	58,424	281
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	58,781	282
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	59,236	283
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	59,580	285
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	59,844	286
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	60,052	287
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	60,216	288
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	60,337	289
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	60,346	290
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	60,255	291
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	60,140	291
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	60,027	292
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	59,902	293
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	59,754	294
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	59,464	294
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	59,158	295
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	58,966	295

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 Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.