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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	Oman	Yemen
Dec 31, 1999	273	30,192	2,348	16,728
Dec 31, 2000	274	31,025	2,403	17,236
Dec 31, 2001	275	31,919	2,457	17,762
Dec 31, 2002	276	32,865	2,510	18,310
Dec 31, 2003	278	33,846	2,562	18,855
Dec 31, 2004	279	34,880	2,613	19,410
Dec 31, 2005	280	35,961	2,663	20,000
Dec 31, 2006	281	37,093	2,713	20,611
Dec 31, 2007	282	38,248	2,764	21,236
Dec 31, 2008	283	39,441	2,816	21,878
Dec 31, 2009	285	40,668	2,871	22,533
Dec 31, 2010	286	41,900	2,928	23,195
Dec 31, 2011	287	43,198	2,986	23,880
Dec 31, 2012	288	44,470	3,047	24,594
Dec 31, 2013	289	45,639	3,110	25,311
Dec 31, 2014	290	46,808	3,174	26,020
Dec 31, 2015	291	47,983	3,240	26,698
Dec 31, 2016	291	49,095	3,307	27,347
Dec 31, 2017	292	50,201	3,375	27,985
Dec 31, 2018	293	51,357	3,444	28,608
Dec 31, 2019	294	52,522	3,512	29,216
Dec 31, 2020	294	53,691	3,582	29,811
Dec 31, 2021	295	54,867	3,651	30,399
Dec 31, 2022	295	55,924	3,696	31,058

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, Oman, Yemen; the database as a whole is cited above.