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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	Estonia	Mexico	Puerto Rico
Dec 31, 1999	273	1,378	97,242	3,800
Dec 31, 2000	274	1,400	98,403	3,811
Dec 31, 2001	275	1,391	99,599	3,819
Dec 31, 2002	276	1,382	100,863	3,824
Dec 31, 2003	278	1,374	102,132	3,826
Dec 31, 2004	279	1,365	103,334	3,827
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,357	104,508	3,822
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,349	105,738	3,805
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,341	107,083	3,783
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,337	108,554	3,761
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,334	110,061	3,741
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,332	111,468	3,722
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,328	112,826	3,679
Dec 31, 2012	288	1,324	114,163	3,636
Dec 31, 2013	289	1,319	115,471	3,589
Dec 31, 2014	290	1,314	116,757	3,534
Dec 31, 2015	291	1,312	118,017	3,473
Dec 31, 2016	291	1,314	117,444	3,411
Dec 31, 2017	292	1,314	118,799	3,352
Dec 31, 2018	293	1,318	120,289	3,295
Dec 31, 2019	294	1,323	121,872	3,268
Dec 31, 2020	294	1,327	123,260	3,247
Dec 31, 2021	295	1,329	124,462	3,232
Dec 31, 2022	295	1,330	125,247	3,228

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