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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	Mongolia
Dec 31, 1999	273	121,649	2,433
Dec 31, 2000	274	125,014	2,461
Dec 31, 2001	275	128,513	2,489
Dec 31, 2002	276	132,165	2,519
Dec 31, 2003	278	135,971	2,547
Dec 31, 2004	279	139,900	2,574
Dec 31, 2005	280	143,914	2,602
Dec 31, 2006	281	148,019	2,633
Dec 31, 2007	282	152,195	2,666
Dec 31, 2008	283	156,434	2,702
Dec 31, 2009	285	160,751	2,741
Dec 31, 2010	286	165,142	2,783
Dec 31, 2011	287	169,607	2,827
Dec 31, 2012	288	174,142	2,870
Dec 31, 2013	289	178,737	2,912
Dec 31, 2014	290	183,362	2,953
Dec 31, 2015	291	187,979	2,993
Dec 31, 2016	291	192,594	3,031
Dec 31, 2017	292	197,417	3,068
Dec 31, 2018	293	202,498	3,103
Dec 31, 2019	294	207,699	3,171
Dec 31, 2020	294	213,021	3,231
Dec 31, 2021	295	218,473	3,284
Dec 31, 2022	295	223,735	3,333

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