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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	273	121,649	51,181	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	274	125,014	52,782	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	275	128,513	54,453	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	276	132,165	56,170	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	278	135,971	57,860	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	279	139,900	59,599	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	280	143,914	61,474	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	281	148,019	63,479	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	282	152,195	65,590	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	283	156,434	67,800	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	285	160,751	70,114	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	286	165,142	72,550	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	287	169,607	75,138	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	288	174,142	77,792	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	289	178,737	80,534	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	290	183,362	83,368	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	291	187,979	86,229	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	291	192,594	89,193	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	292	197,417	92,209	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	293	202,498	95,232	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	294	207,699	98,320	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	294	213,021	101,499	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	295	218,473	104,767	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	295	223,735	108,171	7,432

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, Congo - Kinshasa, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.