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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	Bangladesh	Mexico	Albania
Dec 31, 1999	273	132,907	97,242	3,085
Dec 31, 2000	274	135,207	98,403	3,065
Dec 31, 2001	275	137,420	99,599	3,047
Dec 31, 2002	276	139,573	100,863	3,038
Dec 31, 2003	278	141,650	102,132	3,026
Dec 31, 2004	279	143,644	103,334	3,014
Dec 31, 2005	280	145,546	104,508	2,998
Dec 31, 2006	281	147,376	105,738	2,979
Dec 31, 2007	282	149,047	107,083	2,957
Dec 31, 2008	283	150,562	108,554	2,934
Dec 31, 2009	285	152,189	110,061	2,915
Dec 31, 2010	286	153,927	111,468	2,900
Dec 31, 2011	287	155,634	112,826	2,892
Dec 31, 2012	288	157,326	114,163	2,888
Dec 31, 2013	289	158,999	115,471	2,882
Dec 31, 2014	290	160,650	116,757	2,876
Dec 31, 2015	291	162,273	118,017	2,868
Dec 31, 2016	291	163,938	117,444	2,863
Dec 31, 2017	292	165,655	118,799	2,861
Dec 31, 2018	293	167,358	120,289	2,854
Dec 31, 2019	294	169,045	121,872	2,842
Dec 31, 2020	294	170,709	123,260	2,825
Dec 31, 2021	295	172,354	124,462	2,799
Dec 31, 2022	295	174,217	125,247	2,787

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

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.