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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date QatarKenyaCongo - Kinshasa
62730,19251,181
65931,02552,782
69131,91954,453
72432,86556,170
75733,84657,860
85034,88059,599
1,00135,96161,474
1,15337,09363,479
1,30638,24865,590
1,46039,44167,800
1,61540,66870,114
1,77041,90072,550
1,90443,19875,138
2,01044,47077,792
2,10345,63980,534
2,18746,80883,368
2,26147,98386,229
2,32649,09589,193
2,38450,20192,209
2,43551,35795,232
2,48052,52298,320
2,51953,691101,499
2,55354,867104,767
2,55955,924108,171

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 Qatar, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.