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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	Malawi
Dec 31, 1999	273	19,327	11,310
Dec 31, 2000	274	19,792	11,658
Dec 31, 2001	275	20,280	12,020
Dec 31, 2002	276	20,806	12,395
Dec 31, 2003	278	21,350	12,786
Dec 31, 2004	279	21,900	13,196
Dec 31, 2005	280	22,469	13,625
Dec 31, 2006	281	23,058	14,072
Dec 31, 2007	282	23,661	14,539
Dec 31, 2008	283	24,270	15,026
Dec 31, 2009	285	24,899	15,525
Dec 31, 2010	286	25,559	16,028
Dec 31, 2011	287	26,244	16,534
Dec 31, 2012	288	26,945	17,042
Dec 31, 2013	289	27,664	17,551
Dec 31, 2014	290	28,405	18,060
Dec 31, 2015	291	29,146	18,571
Dec 31, 2016	291	29,879	19,086
Dec 31, 2017	292	30,617	19,603
Dec 31, 2018	293	31,362	20,122
Dec 31, 2019	294	32,111	20,640
Dec 31, 2020	294	32,864	21,159
Dec 31, 2021	295	33,622	21,677
Dec 31, 2022	295	34,280	22,239

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.

Malawi

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.