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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	Denmark	Iceland	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,322	277	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,339	281	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,358	285	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,377	288	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,391	289	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,404	293	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,420	296	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,438	304	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	282	5,461	311	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	283	5,494	319	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	285	5,524	319	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	286	5,548	318	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	287	5,571	319	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,592	321	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,614	324	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,644	327	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,683	331	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,730	335	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,766	343	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,795	353	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,818	361	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	294	5,831	366	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	295	5,855	372	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,907	380	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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

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, Denmark; the database as a whole is cited above.