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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	Puerto Rico	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	3,800	387
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	3,811	390
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	3,819	393
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	3,824	396
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	3,826	398
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	3,827	401
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	3,822	404
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	3,805	405
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	3,783	406
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	3,761	409
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	3,741	412
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	3,722	414
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	3,679	416
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	3,636	420
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	3,589	426
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	3,534	435
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	3,473	445
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	3,411	455
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	3,352	468
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	3,295	485
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	3,268	504
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	3,247	516
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	3,232	518
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	3,228	530

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 Puerto Rico, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.