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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	Nigeria	Burkina Faso	Estonia
Dec 31, 1999	273	121,649	11,075	1,378
Dec 31, 2000	274	125,014	11,405	1,400
Dec 31, 2001	275	128,513	11,828	1,391
Dec 31, 2002	276	132,165	12,380	1,382
Dec 31, 2003	278	135,971	12,829	1,374
Dec 31, 2004	279	139,900	13,178	1,365
Dec 31, 2005	280	143,914	13,540	1,357
Dec 31, 2006	281	148,019	13,917	1,349
Dec 31, 2007	282	152,195	14,309	1,341
Dec 31, 2008	283	156,434	14,722	1,337
Dec 31, 2009	285	160,751	15,152	1,334
Dec 31, 2010	286	165,142	15,600	1,332
Dec 31, 2011	287	169,607	16,064	1,328
Dec 31, 2012	288	174,142	16,563	1,324
Dec 31, 2013	289	178,737	17,072	1,319
Dec 31, 2014	290	183,362	17,575	1,314
Dec 31, 2015	291	187,979	18,094	1,312
Dec 31, 2016	291	192,594	18,621	1,314
Dec 31, 2017	292	197,417	19,157	1,314
Dec 31, 2018	293	202,498	19,698	1,318
Dec 31, 2019	294	207,699	20,242	1,323
Dec 31, 2020	294	213,021	20,788	1,327
Dec 31, 2021	295	218,473	21,336	1,329
Dec 31, 2022	295	223,735	21,889	1,330

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

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, Burkina Faso, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.