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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 UgandaMoldovaSouth Korea
23,4084,24446,617
24,1954,19947,008
24,9924,15447,370
25,8464,10847,645
26,6614,05947,892
27,4144,01348,083
28,2003,96648,185
29,0213,91948,438
29,8463,87348,684
30,6473,82949,055
31,4693,78849,308
32,3433,74849,554
33,2573,70949,937
34,2343,67150,200
35,2713,63350,429
36,4193,59550,747
37,6733,55851,015
39,1573,52251,218
40,8793,48551,362
42,3293,44851,585
43,6393,41251,765
45,1203,37651,836
46,6453,33951,745
48,0653,57051,731

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.

South Korea

  • 1911-1990: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing
  • 1820, 1870: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

No separate list is published for Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.