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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	Denmark	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	30,192	5,322	273
Dec 31, 2000	31,025	5,339	274
Dec 31, 2001	31,919	5,358	275
Dec 31, 2002	32,865	5,377	276
Dec 31, 2003	33,846	5,391	278
Dec 31, 2004	34,880	5,404	279
Dec 31, 2005	35,961	5,420	280
Dec 31, 2006	37,093	5,438	281
Dec 31, 2007	38,248	5,461	282
Dec 31, 2008	39,441	5,494	283
Dec 31, 2009	40,668	5,524	285
Dec 31, 2010	41,900	5,548	286
Dec 31, 2011	43,198	5,571	287
Dec 31, 2012	44,470	5,592	288
Dec 31, 2013	45,639	5,614	289
Dec 31, 2014	46,808	5,644	290
Dec 31, 2015	47,983	5,683	291
Dec 31, 2016	49,095	5,730	291
Dec 31, 2017	50,201	5,766	292
Dec 31, 2018	51,357	5,795	293
Dec 31, 2019	52,522	5,818	294
Dec 31, 2020	53,691	5,831	294
Dec 31, 2021	54,867	5,855	295
Dec 31, 2022	55,924	5,907	295

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.

No separate list is published for Denmark, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.