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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	Oman	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	121,649	2,348	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	125,014	2,403	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	128,513	2,457	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	132,165	2,510	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	135,971	2,562	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	139,900	2,613	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	143,914	2,663	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	148,019	2,713	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	152,195	2,764	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	156,434	2,816	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	160,751	2,871	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	165,142	2,928	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	169,607	2,986	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	174,142	3,047	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	178,737	3,110	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	183,362	3,174	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	187,979	3,240	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	192,594	3,307	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	197,417	3,375	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	202,498	3,444	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	207,699	3,512	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	213,021	3,582	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	218,473	3,651	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	223,735	3,696	6,291

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, Oman, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.