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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	Barbados	Afghanistan	Romania	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	273	22,206	22,414	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	274	22,461	22,262	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	22,507	22,106	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	276	23,600	21,931	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	278	25,005	21,828	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	279	25,698	21,704	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	280	26,335	21,571	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	281	27,154	21,443	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	282	27,387	21,129	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	283	27,706	20,779	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	285	28,484	20,607	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	286	29,121	20,485	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	287	29,758	20,385	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	288	30,420	20,296	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	289	31,108	20,224	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	290	31,823	20,151	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	291	32,564	20,055	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	291	33,332	19,938	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	292	34,125	19,823	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	293	34,941	19,713	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	294	35,972	19,622	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	294	37,034	19,496	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	295	38,127	19,351	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	295	39,252	19,266	125,247

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.

All data sources

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

Romania

1862–1995: Axenciuc, V. (2012). Produsul intern brut al Romaniei, Vol. 1, Institutl de Economie Nationala, Bucarest
1915-1919 & 1949: Voinea, L., Cojocaru, A., Costache, B., Grigoraș, V., Lovin, H., Neagu, C., Orțan, D., & Tănase, A. (2019). One Hundred Years of Honesty: Recovering the Lost Memory of the Romanian Economy 1918-2018.

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 Barbados, Afghanistan; the database as a whole is cited above.