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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	Italy	Oman	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	2,348	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	2,403	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	2,457	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	2,510	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	2,562	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	2,613	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	2,663	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	2,713	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	2,764	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	2,816	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	2,871	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	2,928	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	2,986	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	3,047	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	3,110	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	3,174	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	3,240	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	3,307	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	3,375	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	3,444	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	3,512	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	3,582	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	3,651	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	3,696	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

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

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