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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	Laos	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,286	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,397	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,499	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,578	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,654	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,746	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,836	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,931	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	282	6,035	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	283	6,145	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	285	6,257	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	286	6,368	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	287	6,477	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	288	6,586	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	289	6,695	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	290	6,804	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	291	6,912	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	291	7,019	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	292	7,127	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	293	7,234	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	294	7,343	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	294	7,452	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	295	7,560	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	7,666	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, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.