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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	Iceland	Germany	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	277	81,439	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	281	81,474	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	285	81,534	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	288	81,595	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	289	81,566	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	293	81,473	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	296	81,354	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	304	81,190	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	311	81,009	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	319	80,781	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	319	80,500	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	318	80,301	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	319	80,292	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	321	80,443	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	324	80,663	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	327	81,000	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	331	81,704	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	335	82,366	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	343	82,674	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	353	82,923	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	361	83,110	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	366	83,178	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	372	83,213	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	380	83,811	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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

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.