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

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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

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; the database as a whole is cited above.