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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	Nigeria	Qatar
Dec 31, 1999	273	277	121,649	627
Dec 31, 2000	274	281	125,014	659
Dec 31, 2001	275	285	128,513	691
Dec 31, 2002	276	288	132,165	724
Dec 31, 2003	278	289	135,971	757
Dec 31, 2004	279	293	139,900	850
Dec 31, 2005	280	296	143,914	1,001
Dec 31, 2006	281	304	148,019	1,153
Dec 31, 2007	282	311	152,195	1,306
Dec 31, 2008	283	319	156,434	1,460
Dec 31, 2009	285	319	160,751	1,615
Dec 31, 2010	286	318	165,142	1,770
Dec 31, 2011	287	319	169,607	1,904
Dec 31, 2012	288	321	174,142	2,010
Dec 31, 2013	289	324	178,737	2,103
Dec 31, 2014	290	327	183,362	2,187
Dec 31, 2015	291	331	187,979	2,261
Dec 31, 2016	291	335	192,594	2,326
Dec 31, 2017	292	343	197,417	2,384
Dec 31, 2018	293	353	202,498	2,435
Dec 31, 2019	294	361	207,699	2,480
Dec 31, 2020	294	366	213,021	2,519
Dec 31, 2021	295	372	218,473	2,553
Dec 31, 2022	295	380	223,735	2,559

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