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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date NigeriaOmanLithuania
121,6492,3483,419
125,0142,4033,395
128,5132,4573,367
132,1652,5103,340
135,9712,5623,313
139,9002,6133,276
143,9142,6633,223
148,0192,7133,172
152,1952,7643,134
156,4342,8163,102
160,7512,8713,068
165,1422,9283,004
169,6072,9862,937
174,1423,0472,898
178,7373,1102,869
183,3623,1742,844
187,9793,2402,818
192,5943,3072,782
197,4173,3752,744
202,4983,4442,718
207,6993,5122,710
213,0213,5822,711
218,4733,6512,724
223,7353,6962,748

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 Oman, Lithuania; the database as a whole is cited above.