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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	Nigeria	Albania	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	121,649	3,085	273
Dec 31, 2000	125,014	3,065	274
Dec 31, 2001	128,513	3,047	275
Dec 31, 2002	132,165	3,038	276
Dec 31, 2003	135,971	3,026	278
Dec 31, 2004	139,900	3,014	279
Dec 31, 2005	143,914	2,998	280
Dec 31, 2006	148,019	2,979	281
Dec 31, 2007	152,195	2,957	282
Dec 31, 2008	156,434	2,934	283
Dec 31, 2009	160,751	2,915	285
Dec 31, 2010	165,142	2,900	286
Dec 31, 2011	169,607	2,892	287
Dec 31, 2012	174,142	2,888	288
Dec 31, 2013	178,737	2,882	289
Dec 31, 2014	183,362	2,876	290
Dec 31, 2015	187,979	2,868	291
Dec 31, 2016	192,594	2,863	291
Dec 31, 2017	197,417	2,861	292
Dec 31, 2018	202,498	2,854	293
Dec 31, 2019	207,699	2,842	294
Dec 31, 2020	213,021	2,825	294
Dec 31, 2021	218,473	2,799	295
Dec 31, 2022	223,735	2,787	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.

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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 Albania, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.