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Population, long-run history

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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Bosnia & HerzegovinaOmanMexico
3,8112,34897,242
3,9012,40398,403
3,9192,45799,599
3,9232,510100,863
3,9402,562102,132
3,9752,613103,334
3,9912,663104,508
3,9932,713105,738
3,9902,764107,083
3,9872,816108,554
3,9852,871110,061
3,9832,928111,468
3,9802,986112,826
3,9773,047114,163
3,9733,110115,471
3,9683,174116,757
3,9633,240118,017
3,9573,307117,444
3,9513,375118,799
3,9443,444120,289
3,9373,512121,872
3,9293,582123,260
3,9213,651124,462
3,8763,696125,247

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

Mexico

  • 1550–1812: Arroyo Abad, L. and J.L. van Zanden (2016), “Growth under Extractive Institutions? Latin American Per Capita GDP in Colonial Times” Journal of Economic History 76(4): 1182–1215.
  • 1812–1870: Prados de la Escosura, L., (2009), ‘Lost decades? Economic performance in post-independence Latin America’, Journal of Latin America Studies, 41, pp. 279–307. (updated data)
  • 1870-1895: Bértola, L., & Ocampo, J. A. (2012). The Economic Development of Latin America since Independence. Oxford University Press, Table A.2
  • 1895–2003: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350

No separate list is published for Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.