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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	Hong Kong SAR China	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	273	6,587	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	274	6,646	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	275	6,695	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	6,725	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	278	6,712	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	279	6,765	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	6,794	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	281	6,838	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	282	6,897	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	283	6,938	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	285	6,953	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	286	7,004	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	287	7,052	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	288	7,130	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	289	7,159	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	290	7,209	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	291	7,271	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	291	7,316	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	292	7,372	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	293	7,432	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	294	7,487	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	294	7,460	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	295	7,392	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	7,387	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, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.