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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Nigeria	Congo - Kinshasa	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	121,649	51,181	387
Dec 31, 2000	125,014	52,782	390
Dec 31, 2001	128,513	54,453	393
Dec 31, 2002	132,165	56,170	396
Dec 31, 2003	135,971	57,860	398
Dec 31, 2004	139,900	59,599	401
Dec 31, 2005	143,914	61,474	404
Dec 31, 2006	148,019	63,479	405
Dec 31, 2007	152,195	65,590	406
Dec 31, 2008	156,434	67,800	409
Dec 31, 2009	160,751	70,114	412
Dec 31, 2010	165,142	72,550	414
Dec 31, 2011	169,607	75,138	416
Dec 31, 2012	174,142	77,792	420
Dec 31, 2013	178,737	80,534	426
Dec 31, 2014	183,362	83,368	435
Dec 31, 2015	187,979	86,229	445
Dec 31, 2016	192,594	89,193	455
Dec 31, 2017	197,417	92,209	468
Dec 31, 2018	202,498	95,232	485
Dec 31, 2019	207,699	98,320	504
Dec 31, 2020	213,021	101,499	516
Dec 31, 2021	218,473	104,767	518
Dec 31, 2022	223,735	108,171	530

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.