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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	Barbados	Congo - Kinshasa	Laos	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	273	51,181	5,286	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	274	52,782	5,397	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	275	54,453	5,499	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	56,170	5,578	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,860	5,654	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	279	59,599	5,746	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	61,474	5,836	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	281	63,479	5,931	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	282	65,590	6,035	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	283	67,800	6,145	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	285	70,114	6,257	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	286	72,550	6,368	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	287	75,138	6,477	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	288	77,792	6,586	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,534	6,695	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	290	83,368	6,804	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	291	86,229	6,912	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	291	89,193	7,019	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	292	92,209	7,127	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	293	95,232	7,234	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	294	98,320	7,343	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	294	101,499	7,452	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	295	104,767	7,560	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	108,171	7,666	223,735

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.

All data sources

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

Nigeria

1885-1950: 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 Barbados, Congo - Kinshasa, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.