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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	Malta	Burkina Faso	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	387	11,075	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	390	11,405	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	393	11,828	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	396	12,380	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	398	12,829	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	401	13,178	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	404	13,540	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	405	13,917	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	406	14,309	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	409	14,722	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	412	15,152	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	414	15,600	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	416	16,064	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	420	16,563	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	426	17,072	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	435	17,575	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	445	18,094	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	455	18,621	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	468	19,157	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	485	19,698	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	504	20,242	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	516	20,788	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	518	21,336	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	530	21,889	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

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, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.