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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	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	121,649	2,348	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	125,014	2,403	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	128,513	2,457	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	132,165	2,510	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	135,971	2,562	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	139,900	2,613	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	143,914	2,663	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	148,019	2,713	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	152,195	2,764	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	156,434	2,816	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	160,751	2,871	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	165,142	2,928	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	169,607	2,986	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	174,142	3,047	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	178,737	3,110	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	183,362	3,174	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	187,979	3,240	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	192,594	3,307	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	197,417	3,375	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	202,498	3,444	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	207,699	3,512	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	213,021	3,582	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	218,473	3,651	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	223,735	3,696	530

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