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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Qatar	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	277	627	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	281	659	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	285	691	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	288	724	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	289	757	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	293	850	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	296	1,001	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	304	1,153	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	311	1,306	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	319	1,460	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	319	1,615	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	318	1,770	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	319	1,904	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	321	2,010	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	324	2,103	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	327	2,187	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	331	2,261	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	335	2,326	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	343	2,384	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	353	2,435	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	361	2,480	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	366	2,519	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	372	2,553	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	380	2,559	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.

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 Qatar; the database as a whole is cited above.