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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	Oman	Burkina Faso	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	121,649	2,348	11,075	273
Dec 31, 2000	125,014	2,403	11,405	274
Dec 31, 2001	128,513	2,457	11,828	275
Dec 31, 2002	132,165	2,510	12,380	276
Dec 31, 2003	135,971	2,562	12,829	278
Dec 31, 2004	139,900	2,613	13,178	279
Dec 31, 2005	143,914	2,663	13,540	280
Dec 31, 2006	148,019	2,713	13,917	281
Dec 31, 2007	152,195	2,764	14,309	282
Dec 31, 2008	156,434	2,816	14,722	283
Dec 31, 2009	160,751	2,871	15,152	285
Dec 31, 2010	165,142	2,928	15,600	286
Dec 31, 2011	169,607	2,986	16,064	287
Dec 31, 2012	174,142	3,047	16,563	288
Dec 31, 2013	178,737	3,110	17,072	289
Dec 31, 2014	183,362	3,174	17,575	290
Dec 31, 2015	187,979	3,240	18,094	291
Dec 31, 2016	192,594	3,307	18,621	291
Dec 31, 2017	197,417	3,375	19,157	292
Dec 31, 2018	202,498	3,444	19,698	293
Dec 31, 2019	207,699	3,512	20,242	294
Dec 31, 2020	213,021	3,582	20,788	294
Dec 31, 2021	218,473	3,651	21,336	295
Dec 31, 2022	223,735	3,696	21,889	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

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