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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Nigeria	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	121,649	273
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	125,014	274
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	128,513	275
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	132,165	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	135,971	278
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	139,900	279
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	143,914	280
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	148,019	281
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	152,195	282
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	156,434	283
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	160,751	285
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	165,142	286
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	169,607	287
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	174,142	288
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	178,737	289
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	183,362	290
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	187,979	291
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	192,594	291
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	197,417	292
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	202,498	293
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	207,699	294
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	213,021	294
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	218,473	295
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	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.

All data sources

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

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

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 Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.