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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Uganda	Oman	Hong Kong SAR China
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	2,348	6,587
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	2,403	6,646
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	2,457	6,695
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	2,510	6,725
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	2,562	6,712
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	2,613	6,765
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	2,663	6,794
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	2,713	6,838
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	2,764	6,897
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	2,816	6,938
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	2,871	6,953
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	2,928	7,004
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	2,986	7,052
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	3,047	7,130
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	3,110	7,159
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	3,174	7,209
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	3,240	7,271
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	3,307	7,316
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	3,375	7,372
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	3,444	7,432
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	3,512	7,487
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	3,582	7,460
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	3,651	7,392
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	3,696	7,387

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 Oman, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.