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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	Congo - Brazzaville	Ghana
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,886	19,327
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,999	19,792
Dec 31, 2001	275	3,113	20,280
Dec 31, 2002	276	3,181	20,806
Dec 31, 2003	278	3,274	21,350
Dec 31, 2004	279	3,400	21,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,543	22,469
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,702	23,058
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,859	23,661
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,989	24,270
Dec 31, 2009	285	4,146	24,899
Dec 31, 2010	286	4,324	25,559
Dec 31, 2011	287	4,468	26,244
Dec 31, 2012	288	4,581	26,945
Dec 31, 2013	289	4,667	27,664
Dec 31, 2014	290	4,757	28,405
Dec 31, 2015	291	4,851	29,146
Dec 31, 2016	291	4,951	29,879
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,055	30,617
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,164	31,362
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,279	32,111
Dec 31, 2020	294	5,400	32,864
Dec 31, 2021	295	5,527	33,622
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,655	34,280

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

Ghana

1885-1950: 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, Congo - Brazzaville; the database as a whole is cited above.