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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	Laos	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	5,286	387
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	5,397	390
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	5,499	393
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	5,578	396
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	5,654	398
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	5,746	401
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	5,836	404
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	5,931	405
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	6,035	406
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	6,145	409
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	6,257	412
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	6,368	414
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	6,477	416
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	6,586	420
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	6,695	426
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	6,804	435
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	6,912	445
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	7,019	455
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	7,127	468
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	7,234	485
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	7,343	504
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	7,452	516
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	7,560	518
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	7,666	530

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.

No separate list is published for Laos, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.