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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Uganda	São Tomé & Príncipe	Albania
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	138	3,085
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	141	3,065
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	144	3,047
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	147	3,038
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	151	3,026
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	154	3,014
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	158	2,998
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	161	2,979
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	165	2,957
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	168	2,934
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	172	2,915
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	176	2,900
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	180	2,892
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	183	2,888
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	187	2,882
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	190	2,876
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	194	2,868
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	198	2,863
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	201	2,861
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	204	2,854
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	208	2,842
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	212	2,825
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	216	2,799
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	220	2,787

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