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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	Uganda	Kenya
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	30,192
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	31,025
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	31,919
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	32,865
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	33,846
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	34,880
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	35,961
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	37,093
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	38,248
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	39,441
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	40,668
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	41,900
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	43,198
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	44,470
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	45,639
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	46,808
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	47,983
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	49,095
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	50,201
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	51,357
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	52,522
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	53,691
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	54,867
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	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

Uganda

1906-1950: 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.