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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	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	121,649	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	125,014	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	128,513	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	132,165	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	135,971	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	139,900	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	143,914	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	148,019	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	152,195	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	156,434	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	160,751	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	165,142	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	169,607	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	174,142	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	178,737	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	183,362	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	187,979	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	192,594	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	197,417	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	202,498	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	207,699	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	213,021	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	218,473	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	223,735	48,065

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.

Uganda

1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.