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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	Madagascar
Dec 31, 1999	273	121,649	15,259
Dec 31, 2000	274	125,014	15,707
Dec 31, 2001	275	128,513	16,162
Dec 31, 2002	276	132,165	16,631
Dec 31, 2003	278	135,971	17,114
Dec 31, 2004	279	139,900	17,610
Dec 31, 2005	280	143,914	18,120
Dec 31, 2006	281	148,019	18,641
Dec 31, 2007	282	152,195	19,173
Dec 31, 2008	283	156,434	19,717
Dec 31, 2009	285	160,751	20,272
Dec 31, 2010	286	165,142	20,837
Dec 31, 2011	287	169,607	21,413
Dec 31, 2012	288	174,142	21,999
Dec 31, 2013	289	178,737	22,593
Dec 31, 2014	290	183,362	23,196
Dec 31, 2015	291	187,979	23,806
Dec 31, 2016	291	192,594	24,423
Dec 31, 2017	292	197,417	25,044
Dec 31, 2018	293	202,498	25,671
Dec 31, 2019	294	207,699	26,302
Dec 31, 2020	294	213,021	26,936
Dec 31, 2021	295	218,473	27,573
Dec 31, 2022	295	223,735	28,237

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, Madagascar; the database as a whole is cited above.