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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date UgandaOmanMoldovaBarbados
23,4082,3484,244273
24,1952,4034,199274
24,9922,4574,154275
25,8462,5104,108276
26,6612,5624,059278
27,4142,6134,013279
28,2002,6633,966280
29,0212,7133,919281
29,8462,7643,873282
30,6472,8163,829283
31,4692,8713,788285
32,3432,9283,748286
33,2572,9863,709287
34,2343,0473,671288
35,2713,1103,633289
36,4193,1743,595290
37,6733,2403,558291
39,1573,3073,522291
40,8793,3753,485292
42,3293,4443,448293
43,6393,5123,412294
45,1203,5823,376294
46,6453,6513,339295
48,0653,6963,570295

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.

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