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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Nigeria	Central African Republic	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	121,649	3,889	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	125,014	3,980	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	128,513	4,054	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	132,165	4,128	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	135,971	4,215	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	139,900	4,289	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	143,914	4,363	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	148,019	4,449	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	152,195	4,544	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	156,434	4,641	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	160,751	4,742	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	165,142	4,845	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	169,607	4,950	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	174,142	5,057	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	178,737	5,167	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	183,362	5,278	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	187,979	5,392	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	192,594	5,507	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	197,417	5,625	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	202,498	5,745	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	207,699	5,874	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	213,021	6,025	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	218,473	6,154	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	223,735	6,291	108,171

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 Central African Republic, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.