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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	Philippines
Dec 31, 1999	273	121,649	2,348	79,346
Dec 31, 2000	274	125,014	2,403	81,131
Dec 31, 2001	275	128,513	2,457	83,023
Dec 31, 2002	276	132,165	2,510	84,876
Dec 31, 2003	278	135,971	2,562	86,697
Dec 31, 2004	279	139,900	2,613	88,568
Dec 31, 2005	280	143,914	2,663	90,418
Dec 31, 2006	281	148,019	2,713	92,253
Dec 31, 2007	282	152,195	2,764	94,098
Dec 31, 2008	283	156,434	2,816	95,923
Dec 31, 2009	285	160,751	2,871	97,627
Dec 31, 2010	286	165,142	2,928	99,317
Dec 31, 2011	287	169,607	2,986	100,999
Dec 31, 2012	288	174,142	3,047	102,618
Dec 31, 2013	289	178,737	3,110	104,299
Dec 31, 2014	290	183,362	3,174	106,076
Dec 31, 2015	291	187,979	3,240	107,868
Dec 31, 2016	291	192,594	3,307	109,493
Dec 31, 2017	292	197,417	3,375	111,094
Dec 31, 2018	293	202,498	3,444	112,843
Dec 31, 2019	294	207,699	3,512	114,636
Dec 31, 2020	294	213,021	3,582	117,026
Dec 31, 2021	295	218,473	3,651	119,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	223,735	3,696	121,234

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.

Philippines

1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

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