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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	Ghana	Burkina Faso	Oman	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	19,327	11,075	2,348	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	19,792	11,405	2,403	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	20,280	11,828	2,457	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	20,806	12,380	2,510	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	21,350	12,829	2,562	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	21,900	13,178	2,613	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	22,469	13,540	2,663	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	23,058	13,917	2,713	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	23,661	14,309	2,764	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	24,270	14,722	2,816	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	24,899	15,152	2,871	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	25,559	15,600	2,928	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	26,244	16,064	2,986	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	26,945	16,563	3,047	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	27,664	17,072	3,110	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	28,405	17,575	3,174	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	29,146	18,094	3,240	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	29,879	18,621	3,307	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	30,617	19,157	3,375	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	31,362	19,698	3,444	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	32,111	20,242	3,512	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	32,864	20,788	3,582	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	33,622	21,336	3,651	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	34,280	21,889	3,696	108,171

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

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.

No separate list is published for Burkina Faso, Oman, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.