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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	Dominican Republic	Nigeria	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	8,175	121,649	273
Dec 31, 2000	8,301	125,014	274
Dec 31, 2001	8,427	128,513	275
Dec 31, 2002	8,553	132,165	276
Dec 31, 2003	8,678	135,971	278
Dec 31, 2004	8,801	139,900	279
Dec 31, 2005	8,924	143,914	280
Dec 31, 2006	9,044	148,019	281
Dec 31, 2007	9,164	152,195	282
Dec 31, 2008	9,281	156,434	283
Dec 31, 2009	9,398	160,751	285
Dec 31, 2010	9,512	165,142	286
Dec 31, 2011	9,627	169,607	287
Dec 31, 2012	9,742	174,142	288
Dec 31, 2013	9,855	178,737	289
Dec 31, 2014	9,965	183,362	290
Dec 31, 2015	10,072	187,979	291
Dec 31, 2016	10,177	192,594	291
Dec 31, 2017	10,281	197,417	292
Dec 31, 2018	10,385	202,498	293
Dec 31, 2019	10,487	207,699	294
Dec 31, 2020	10,587	213,021	294
Dec 31, 2021	10,686	218,473	295
Dec 31, 2022	10,793	223,735	295

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