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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	Denmark	Mexico	Estonia
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,322	97,242	1,378
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,339	98,403	1,400
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,358	99,599	1,391
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,377	100,863	1,382
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,391	102,132	1,374
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,404	103,334	1,365
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,420	104,508	1,357
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,438	105,738	1,349
Dec 31, 2007	282	5,461	107,083	1,341
Dec 31, 2008	283	5,494	108,554	1,337
Dec 31, 2009	285	5,524	110,061	1,334
Dec 31, 2010	286	5,548	111,468	1,332
Dec 31, 2011	287	5,571	112,826	1,328
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,592	114,163	1,324
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,614	115,471	1,319
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,644	116,757	1,314
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,683	118,017	1,312
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,730	117,444	1,314
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,766	118,799	1,314
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,795	120,289	1,318
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,818	121,872	1,323
Dec 31, 2020	294	5,831	123,260	1,327
Dec 31, 2021	295	5,855	124,462	1,329
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,907	125,247	1,330

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

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, Denmark, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.