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	Mauritania
Dec 31, 1999	121,649	2,437
Dec 31, 2000	125,014	2,501
Dec 31, 2001	128,513	2,566
Dec 31, 2002	132,165	2,632
Dec 31, 2003	135,971	2,699
Dec 31, 2004	139,900	2,768
Dec 31, 2005	143,914	2,838
Dec 31, 2006	148,019	2,909
Dec 31, 2007	152,195	2,981
Dec 31, 2008	156,434	3,055
Dec 31, 2009	160,751	3,129
Dec 31, 2010	165,142	3,205
Dec 31, 2011	169,607	3,282
Dec 31, 2012	174,142	3,359
Dec 31, 2013	178,737	3,438
Dec 31, 2014	183,362	3,517
Dec 31, 2015	187,979	3,597
Dec 31, 2016	192,594	3,677
Dec 31, 2017	197,417	3,759
Dec 31, 2018	202,498	3,840
Dec 31, 2019	207,699	3,942
Dec 31, 2020	213,021	4,045
Dec 31, 2021	218,473	4,150
Dec 31, 2022	223,735	4,259

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 Mauritania; the database as a whole is cited above.