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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Nigeria	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	121,649	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	125,014	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	128,513	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	132,165	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	135,971	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	139,900	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	143,914	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	148,019	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	152,195	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	156,434	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	160,751	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	165,142	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	169,607	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	174,142	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	178,737	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	183,362	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	187,979	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	192,594	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	197,417	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	202,498	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	207,699	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	213,021	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	218,473	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	223,735	58,966

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.

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

No separate list is published for Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.