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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	Turkmenistan	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,324	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,385	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,444	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,502	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,556	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,608	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	280	4,664	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	281	4,719	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	282	4,773	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	283	4,828	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	285	4,884	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	286	4,940	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	287	4,996	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,053	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,110	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,169	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,227	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,287	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,346	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,405	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,464	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	294	5,522	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	295	5,579	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,657	223,735

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.

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