Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Add a country

Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Nigeria	Hungary
Dec 31, 1999	121,649	10,244
Dec 31, 2000	125,014	10,218
Dec 31, 2001	128,513	10,194
Dec 31, 2002	132,165	10,165
Dec 31, 2003	135,971	10,136
Dec 31, 2004	139,900	10,114
Dec 31, 2005	143,914	10,094
Dec 31, 2006	148,019	10,078
Dec 31, 2007	152,195	10,062
Dec 31, 2008	156,434	10,045
Dec 31, 2009	160,751	10,029
Dec 31, 2010	165,142	10,007
Dec 31, 2011	169,607	9,978
Dec 31, 2012	174,142	9,927
Dec 31, 2013	178,737	9,900
Dec 31, 2014	183,362	9,873
Dec 31, 2015	187,979	9,850
Dec 31, 2016	192,594	9,821
Dec 31, 2017	197,417	9,794
Dec 31, 2018	202,498	9,782
Dec 31, 2019	207,699	9,778
Dec 31, 2020	213,021	9,757
Dec 31, 2021	218,473	9,716
Dec 31, 2022	223,735	9,690

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.

Hungary

1870-1913: L. Katus, "Economic Growth in Hungary during the Age of Dualism (1867-1913)" in E. Pemlenyi, ed., Social Economic Research in the History of East Central Europe, Akademiai Kiado, Budapest, 1970, p.108 and J. Komlos, The Habsburg Monarchy as a Customs Union, Princeton, 1983, pp. 291-3
1900-42: A. Eckstein, "National Income and Capital Formation in Hungary, 1900-50", in S. Kuznets, ed., Income and Wealth, series V GNP index, Bowes and Bowes, London, 1955, p. 175
1938-50: from L. Czirjak, "Hungarian GNP by Sectors of Origin of Product and End Uses, 1938 and 1946-67", Occasional Paper 43, Research Project on East Central Europe, New York, 1973.