Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Add a country

Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Greece	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	273	10,618	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	274	10,662	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	10,718	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	276	10,757	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	278	10,783	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	279	10,809	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	280	10,841	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	281	10,874	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	282	10,901	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	283	10,930	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	285	10,959	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	286	10,973	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	287	10,957	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	288	10,898	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	289	10,819	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	290	10,747	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	291	10,677	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	291	10,633	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	292	10,612	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	293	10,590	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	294	10,579	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	294	10,556	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	295	10,499	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	295	10,437	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

Greece

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1833-1913: Kostelenos G., S. Petmezas, D. Vasiliou, E. Kounaris and M. Sfakianakis, (2007), "Gross Domestic Product 1830-1939", Sources of Economic History of Modern Greece: Quantitative data and statistical series 1830-1939, Historical Archives of the National Bank of Greece, Athens.
1913-1929: C. Clark, Conditions of Economic Progress, 3rd edition, Macmillan, London, 1957; 1929-38 GNP at factor cost from Ekonomikos Tachydromos, 22 May 1954; 1938-50 from OEEC, Europe and the World Economy, Paris 1960, p.116.
1929-1950: 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; the database as a whole is cited above.