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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Nigeria	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	121,649	78
Dec 31, 2000	125,014	79
Dec 31, 2001	128,513	80
Dec 31, 2002	132,165	81
Dec 31, 2003	135,971	82
Dec 31, 2004	139,900	83
Dec 31, 2005	143,914	84
Dec 31, 2006	148,019	85
Dec 31, 2007	152,195	86
Dec 31, 2008	156,434	87
Dec 31, 2009	160,751	87
Dec 31, 2010	165,142	88
Dec 31, 2011	169,607	89
Dec 31, 2012	174,142	90
Dec 31, 2013	178,737	91
Dec 31, 2014	183,362	92
Dec 31, 2015	187,979	92
Dec 31, 2016	192,594	93
Dec 31, 2017	197,417	94
Dec 31, 2018	202,498	95
Dec 31, 2019	207,699	96
Dec 31, 2020	213,021	97
Dec 31, 2021	218,473	98
Dec 31, 2022	223,735	98

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 Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.