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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date KenyaDenmarkCongo - Kinshasa
30,1925,32251,181
31,0255,33952,782
31,9195,35854,453
32,8655,37756,170
33,8465,39157,860
34,8805,40459,599
35,9615,42061,474
37,0935,43863,479
38,2485,46165,590
39,4415,49467,800
40,6685,52470,114
41,9005,54872,550
43,1985,57175,138
44,4705,59277,792
45,6395,61480,534
46,8085,64483,368
47,9835,68386,229
49,0955,73089,193
50,2015,76692,209
51,3575,79595,232
52,5225,81898,320
53,6915,831101,499
54,8675,855104,767
55,9245,907108,171

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.

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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, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.