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