Population, long-run history: compare countries

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Kenya
Uganda

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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	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	30,192	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	31,025	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	31,919	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	32,865	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	33,846	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	34,880	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	35,961	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	37,093	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	38,248	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	39,441	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	40,668	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	41,900	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	43,198	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	44,470	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	45,639	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	46,808	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	47,983	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	49,095	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	50,201	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	51,357	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	52,522	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	53,691	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	54,867	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	55,924	48,065

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.

Uganda

1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.