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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	Sri Lanka	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	273	19,354	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	274	19,610	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	275	19,838	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	20,060	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	278	20,297	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	279	20,529	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	20,703	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	281	20,917	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	282	21,120	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	283	21,315	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	285	21,503	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	286	21,713	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	287	21,918	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	288	22,120	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	289	22,320	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	290	22,517	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	291	22,711	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	291	22,899	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	292	23,080	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	293	23,254	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	294	23,420	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	294	23,579	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	295	23,732	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	23,796	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, Sri Lanka; the database as a whole is cited above.