Population, long-run history: compare countries

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Nigeria
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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	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	121,649	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	125,014	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	128,513	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	132,165	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	135,971	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	139,900	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	143,914	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	148,019	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	152,195	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	156,434	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	160,751	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	165,142	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	169,607	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	174,142	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	178,737	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	183,362	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	187,979	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	192,594	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	197,417	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	202,498	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	207,699	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	213,021	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	218,473	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	223,735	7,666

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 Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.