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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	Kenya	Burkina Faso	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	30,192	11,075	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	31,025	11,405	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	31,919	11,828	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	32,865	12,380	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	33,846	12,829	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	34,880	13,178	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	35,961	13,540	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	37,093	13,917	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	38,248	14,309	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	39,441	14,722	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	40,668	15,152	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	41,900	15,600	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	43,198	16,064	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	44,470	16,563	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	45,639	17,072	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	46,808	17,575	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	47,983	18,094	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	49,095	18,621	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	50,201	19,157	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	51,357	19,698	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	52,522	20,242	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	53,691	20,788	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	54,867	21,336	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	55,924	21,889	6,291

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