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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	23,408	138	273
Dec 31, 2000	24,195	141	274
Dec 31, 2001	24,992	144	275
Dec 31, 2002	25,846	147	276
Dec 31, 2003	26,661	151	278
Dec 31, 2004	27,414	154	279
Dec 31, 2005	28,200	158	280
Dec 31, 2006	29,021	161	281
Dec 31, 2007	29,846	165	282
Dec 31, 2008	30,647	168	283
Dec 31, 2009	31,469	172	285
Dec 31, 2010	32,343	176	286
Dec 31, 2011	33,257	180	287
Dec 31, 2012	34,234	183	288
Dec 31, 2013	35,271	187	289
Dec 31, 2014	36,419	190	290
Dec 31, 2015	37,673	194	291
Dec 31, 2016	39,157	198	291
Dec 31, 2017	40,879	201	292
Dec 31, 2018	42,329	204	293
Dec 31, 2019	43,639	208	294
Dec 31, 2020	45,120	212	294
Dec 31, 2021	46,645	216	295
Dec 31, 2022	48,065	220	295

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, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.