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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	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	121,649	3,085	387
Dec 31, 2000	125,014	3,065	390
Dec 31, 2001	128,513	3,047	393
Dec 31, 2002	132,165	3,038	396
Dec 31, 2003	135,971	3,026	398
Dec 31, 2004	139,900	3,014	401
Dec 31, 2005	143,914	2,998	404
Dec 31, 2006	148,019	2,979	405
Dec 31, 2007	152,195	2,957	406
Dec 31, 2008	156,434	2,934	409
Dec 31, 2009	160,751	2,915	412
Dec 31, 2010	165,142	2,900	414
Dec 31, 2011	169,607	2,892	416
Dec 31, 2012	174,142	2,888	420
Dec 31, 2013	178,737	2,882	426
Dec 31, 2014	183,362	2,876	435
Dec 31, 2015	187,979	2,868	445
Dec 31, 2016	192,594	2,863	455
Dec 31, 2017	197,417	2,861	468
Dec 31, 2018	202,498	2,854	485
Dec 31, 2019	207,699	2,842	504
Dec 31, 2020	213,021	2,825	516
Dec 31, 2021	218,473	2,799	518
Dec 31, 2022	223,735	2,787	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

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, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.