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