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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	Central African Republic	Burkina Faso	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	273	3,889	11,075	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	274	3,980	11,405	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,054	11,828	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,128	12,380	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,215	12,829	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,289	13,178	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	4,363	13,540	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	281	4,449	13,917	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	282	4,544	14,309	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	283	4,641	14,722	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	285	4,742	15,152	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	286	4,845	15,600	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	287	4,950	16,064	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,057	16,563	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,167	17,072	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,278	17,575	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,392	18,094	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,507	18,621	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,625	19,157	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,745	19,698	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,874	20,242	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	294	6,025	20,788	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	295	6,154	21,336	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	6,291	21,889	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, Central African Republic, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.