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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	Luxembourg	Albania
Dec 31, 1999	30,192	433	3,085
Dec 31, 2000	31,025	438	3,065
Dec 31, 2001	31,919	443	3,047
Dec 31, 2002	32,865	448	3,038
Dec 31, 2003	33,846	454	3,026
Dec 31, 2004	34,880	460	3,014
Dec 31, 2005	35,961	467	2,998
Dec 31, 2006	37,093	474	2,979
Dec 31, 2007	38,248	482	2,957
Dec 31, 2008	39,441	491	2,934
Dec 31, 2009	40,668	500	2,915
Dec 31, 2010	41,900	509	2,900
Dec 31, 2011	43,198	521	2,892
Dec 31, 2012	44,470	533	2,888
Dec 31, 2013	45,639	547	2,882
Dec 31, 2014	46,808	560	2,876
Dec 31, 2015	47,983	571	2,868
Dec 31, 2016	49,095	586	2,863
Dec 31, 2017	50,201	599	2,861
Dec 31, 2018	51,357	610	2,854
Dec 31, 2019	52,522	623	2,842
Dec 31, 2020	53,691	633	2,825
Dec 31, 2021	54,867	643	2,799
Dec 31, 2022	55,924	651	2,787

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 Luxembourg, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.