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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Nigeria	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	277	121,649	387
Dec 31, 2000	281	125,014	390
Dec 31, 2001	285	128,513	393
Dec 31, 2002	288	132,165	396
Dec 31, 2003	289	135,971	398
Dec 31, 2004	293	139,900	401
Dec 31, 2005	296	143,914	404
Dec 31, 2006	304	148,019	405
Dec 31, 2007	311	152,195	406
Dec 31, 2008	319	156,434	409
Dec 31, 2009	319	160,751	412
Dec 31, 2010	318	165,142	414
Dec 31, 2011	319	169,607	416
Dec 31, 2012	321	174,142	420
Dec 31, 2013	324	178,737	426
Dec 31, 2014	327	183,362	435
Dec 31, 2015	331	187,979	445
Dec 31, 2016	335	192,594	455
Dec 31, 2017	343	197,417	468
Dec 31, 2018	353	202,498	485
Dec 31, 2019	361	207,699	504
Dec 31, 2020	366	213,021	516
Dec 31, 2021	372	218,473	518
Dec 31, 2022	380	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.

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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.

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 Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.