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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	Malta	Kenya	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	387	30,192	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	390	31,025	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	393	31,919	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	396	32,865	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	398	33,846	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	401	34,880	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	404	35,961	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	405	37,093	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	406	38,248	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	409	39,441	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	412	40,668	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	414	41,900	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	416	43,198	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	420	44,470	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	426	45,639	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	435	46,808	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	445	47,983	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	455	49,095	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	468	50,201	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	485	51,357	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	504	52,522	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	516	53,691	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	518	54,867	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	530	55,924	3,696

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 Malta, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.