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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	Croatia	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,377	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,334	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,171	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,176	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,176	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,179	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	280	4,182	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	281	4,183	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	282	4,183	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	283	4,181	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	285	4,177	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	286	4,167	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	287	4,154	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	288	4,141	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	289	4,126	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	290	4,109	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	291	4,081	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	291	4,047	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	292	4,006	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,968	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,945	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,925	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,839	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,790	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.

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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

Croatia

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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.