Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Add a country

Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Kenya	Ethiopia
Dec 31, 1999	30,192	63,575
Dec 31, 2000	31,025	65,213
Dec 31, 2001	31,919	66,889
Dec 31, 2002	32,865	68,649
Dec 31, 2003	33,846	70,491
Dec 31, 2004	34,880	72,389
Dec 31, 2005	35,961	74,327
Dec 31, 2006	37,093	76,326
Dec 31, 2007	38,248	78,411
Dec 31, 2008	39,441	80,564
Dec 31, 2009	40,668	82,787
Dec 31, 2010	41,900	85,096
Dec 31, 2011	43,198	87,530
Dec 31, 2012	44,470	90,066
Dec 31, 2013	45,639	92,632
Dec 31, 2014	46,808	95,337
Dec 31, 2015	47,983	98,114
Dec 31, 2016	49,095	100,858
Dec 31, 2017	50,201	103,654
Dec 31, 2018	51,357	106,466
Dec 31, 2019	52,522	109,267
Dec 31, 2020	53,691	112,100
Dec 31, 2021	54,867	114,964
Dec 31, 2022	55,924	117,924

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.

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

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 Ethiopia; the database as a whole is cited above.