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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	Moldova	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,244	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,199	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,154	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,108	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,059	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,013	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,966	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,919	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,873	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,829	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,788	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,748	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,709	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,671	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,633	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,595	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,558	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,522	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,485	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,448	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,412	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,376	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,339	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,570	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, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.