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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	Moldova	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	4,244	152
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	4,199	153
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	4,154	154
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	4,108	155
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	4,059	156
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	4,013	157
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	3,966	157
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	3,919	158
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	3,873	159
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	3,829	160
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	3,788	160
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	3,748	161
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	3,709	162
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	3,671	162
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	3,633	163
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	3,595	163
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	3,558	164
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	3,522	164
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	3,485	165
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	3,448	166
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	3,412	166
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	3,376	167
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	3,339	167
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	3,570	167

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 Moldova, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.