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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	Ghana	Kenya
Dec 31, 1999	273	19,327	30,192
Dec 31, 2000	274	19,792	31,025
Dec 31, 2001	275	20,280	31,919
Dec 31, 2002	276	20,806	32,865
Dec 31, 2003	278	21,350	33,846
Dec 31, 2004	279	21,900	34,880
Dec 31, 2005	280	22,469	35,961
Dec 31, 2006	281	23,058	37,093
Dec 31, 2007	282	23,661	38,248
Dec 31, 2008	283	24,270	39,441
Dec 31, 2009	285	24,899	40,668
Dec 31, 2010	286	25,559	41,900
Dec 31, 2011	287	26,244	43,198
Dec 31, 2012	288	26,945	44,470
Dec 31, 2013	289	27,664	45,639
Dec 31, 2014	290	28,405	46,808
Dec 31, 2015	291	29,146	47,983
Dec 31, 2016	291	29,879	49,095
Dec 31, 2017	292	30,617	50,201
Dec 31, 2018	293	31,362	51,357
Dec 31, 2019	294	32,111	52,522
Dec 31, 2020	294	32,864	53,691
Dec 31, 2021	295	33,622	54,867
Dec 31, 2022	295	34,280	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.

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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.

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; the database as a whole is cited above.