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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Dominican Republic	Laos	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	8,175	5,286	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	8,301	5,397	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	8,427	5,499	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	8,553	5,578	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	8,678	5,654	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	8,801	5,746	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	8,924	5,836	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	9,044	5,931	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	9,164	6,035	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	9,281	6,145	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	9,398	6,257	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	9,512	6,368	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	9,627	6,477	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	9,742	6,586	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	9,855	6,695	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	9,965	6,804	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	10,072	6,912	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	10,177	7,019	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	10,281	7,127	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	10,385	7,234	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	10,487	7,343	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	10,587	7,452	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	10,686	7,560	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	10,793	7,666	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 Dominican Republic, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.