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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	Oman	Nigeria	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	121,649	433
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	125,014	438
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	128,513	443
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	132,165	448
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	135,971	454
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	139,900	460
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	143,914	467
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	148,019	474
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	152,195	482
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	156,434	491
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	160,751	500
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	165,142	509
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	169,607	521
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	174,142	533
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	178,737	547
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	183,362	560
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	187,979	571
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	192,594	586
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	197,417	599
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	202,498	610
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	207,699	623
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	213,021	633
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	218,473	643
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	223,735	651

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