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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	Kenya	Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dec 31, 1999	30,192	3,811
Dec 31, 2000	31,025	3,901
Dec 31, 2001	31,919	3,919
Dec 31, 2002	32,865	3,923
Dec 31, 2003	33,846	3,940
Dec 31, 2004	34,880	3,975
Dec 31, 2005	35,961	3,991
Dec 31, 2006	37,093	3,993
Dec 31, 2007	38,248	3,990
Dec 31, 2008	39,441	3,987
Dec 31, 2009	40,668	3,985
Dec 31, 2010	41,900	3,983
Dec 31, 2011	43,198	3,980
Dec 31, 2012	44,470	3,977
Dec 31, 2013	45,639	3,973
Dec 31, 2014	46,808	3,968
Dec 31, 2015	47,983	3,963
Dec 31, 2016	49,095	3,957
Dec 31, 2017	50,201	3,951
Dec 31, 2018	51,357	3,944
Dec 31, 2019	52,522	3,937
Dec 31, 2020	53,691	3,929
Dec 31, 2021	54,867	3,921
Dec 31, 2022	55,924	3,876

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

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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