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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	Iceland	North Macedonia	Kenya
Dec 31, 1999	277	2,006	30,192
Dec 31, 2000	281	2,017	31,025
Dec 31, 2001	285	2,026	31,919
Dec 31, 2002	288	2,011	32,865
Dec 31, 2003	289	2,018	33,846
Dec 31, 2004	293	2,024	34,880
Dec 31, 2005	296	2,028	35,961
Dec 31, 2006	304	2,031	37,093
Dec 31, 2007	311	2,035	38,248
Dec 31, 2008	319	2,038	39,441
Dec 31, 2009	319	2,042	40,668
Dec 31, 2010	318	2,046	41,900
Dec 31, 2011	319	2,049	43,198
Dec 31, 2012	321	2,052	44,470
Dec 31, 2013	324	2,055	45,639
Dec 31, 2014	327	2,058	46,808
Dec 31, 2015	331	2,061	47,983
Dec 31, 2016	335	2,063	49,095
Dec 31, 2017	343	2,065	50,201
Dec 31, 2018	353	2,067	51,357
Dec 31, 2019	361	2,068	52,522
Dec 31, 2020	366	2,065	53,691
Dec 31, 2021	372	2,057	54,867
Dec 31, 2022	380	2,048	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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

North Macedonia

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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.