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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	Paraguay	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	273	277	5,366	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	274	281	5,473	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	275	285	5,579	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	288	5,683	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	278	289	5,786	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	279	293	5,886	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	296	5,984	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	281	304	6,080	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	282	311	6,173	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	283	319	6,264	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	285	319	6,352	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	286	318	6,438	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	287	319	6,522	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	288	321	6,605	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	289	324	6,688	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	290	327	6,769	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	291	331	6,850	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	291	335	6,930	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	292	343	7,012	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	293	353	7,095	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	294	361	7,179	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	294	366	7,263	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	295	372	7,348	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	380	7,432	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, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.