Population, long-run history: compare countries

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Kenya
Malawi

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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	Malawi
Dec 31, 1999	30,192	11,310
Dec 31, 2000	31,025	11,658
Dec 31, 2001	31,919	12,020
Dec 31, 2002	32,865	12,395
Dec 31, 2003	33,846	12,786
Dec 31, 2004	34,880	13,196
Dec 31, 2005	35,961	13,625
Dec 31, 2006	37,093	14,072
Dec 31, 2007	38,248	14,539
Dec 31, 2008	39,441	15,026
Dec 31, 2009	40,668	15,525
Dec 31, 2010	41,900	16,028
Dec 31, 2011	43,198	16,534
Dec 31, 2012	44,470	17,042
Dec 31, 2013	45,639	17,551
Dec 31, 2014	46,808	18,060
Dec 31, 2015	47,983	18,571
Dec 31, 2016	49,095	19,086
Dec 31, 2017	50,201	19,603
Dec 31, 2018	51,357	20,122
Dec 31, 2019	52,522	20,640
Dec 31, 2020	53,691	21,159
Dec 31, 2021	54,867	21,677
Dec 31, 2022	55,924	22,239

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.

Malawi

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.