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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	Barbados	Central African Republic	Oman	Kenya
Dec 31, 1999	273	3,889	2,348	30,192
Dec 31, 2000	274	3,980	2,403	31,025
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,054	2,457	31,919
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,128	2,510	32,865
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,215	2,562	33,846
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,289	2,613	34,880
Dec 31, 2005	280	4,363	2,663	35,961
Dec 31, 2006	281	4,449	2,713	37,093
Dec 31, 2007	282	4,544	2,764	38,248
Dec 31, 2008	283	4,641	2,816	39,441
Dec 31, 2009	285	4,742	2,871	40,668
Dec 31, 2010	286	4,845	2,928	41,900
Dec 31, 2011	287	4,950	2,986	43,198
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,057	3,047	44,470
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,167	3,110	45,639
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,278	3,174	46,808
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,392	3,240	47,983
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,507	3,307	49,095
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,625	3,375	50,201
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,745	3,444	51,357
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,874	3,512	52,522
Dec 31, 2020	294	6,025	3,582	53,691
Dec 31, 2021	295	6,154	3,651	54,867
Dec 31, 2022	295	6,291	3,696	55,924

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

Kenya

1904-1950: 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 Barbados, Central African Republic, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.