Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Add a country

Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Uganda	Oman	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	2,348	138
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	2,403	141
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	2,457	144
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	2,510	147
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	2,562	151
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	2,613	154
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	2,663	158
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	2,713	161
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	2,764	165
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	2,816	168
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	2,871	172
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	2,928	176
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	2,986	180
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	3,047	183
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	3,110	187
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	3,174	190
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	3,240	194
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	3,307	198
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	3,375	201
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	3,444	204
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	3,512	208
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	3,582	212
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	3,651	216
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	3,696	220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.