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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	Iceland	Jordan	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	273	277	4,591	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	274	281	4,700	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	285	4,811	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	276	288	4,923	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	278	289	5,037	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	279	293	5,161	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	280	296	5,295	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	281	304	5,765	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	282	311	6,243	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	283	319	6,397	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	285	319	6,538	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	286	318	6,680	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	287	319	6,840	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	288	321	6,952	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	289	324	7,706	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	290	327	8,839	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	291	331	9,506	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	291	335	9,863	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	292	343	10,066	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	293	353	10,273	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	294	361	10,480	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	294	366	10,628	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	295	372	10,716	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	295	380	10,849	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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

Jordan

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
1820, 1870, 1913, 1950: Pamuk, S. (2006), Estimating Economic Growth in the Middle East since 1820, The Journal of Economic History, vol 66, no. 3, pp. 809 - 828

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.