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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	Italy	Burkina Faso	Kenya
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	11,075	30,192
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	11,405	31,025
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	11,828	31,919
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	12,380	32,865
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	12,829	33,846
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	13,178	34,880
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	13,540	35,961
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	13,917	37,093
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	14,309	38,248
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	14,722	39,441
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	15,152	40,668
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	15,600	41,900
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	16,064	43,198
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	16,563	44,470
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	17,072	45,639
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	17,575	46,808
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	18,094	47,983
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	18,621	49,095
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	19,157	50,201
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	19,698	51,357
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	20,242	52,522
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	20,788	53,691
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	21,336	54,867
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	21,889	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

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

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, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.