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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	Mexico	Finland
Dec 31, 1999	273	277	97,242	5,166
Dec 31, 2000	274	281	98,403	5,176
Dec 31, 2001	275	285	99,599	5,188
Dec 31, 2002	276	288	100,863	5,201
Dec 31, 2003	278	289	102,132	5,213
Dec 31, 2004	279	293	103,334	5,228
Dec 31, 2005	280	296	104,508	5,246
Dec 31, 2006	281	304	105,738	5,266
Dec 31, 2007	282	311	107,083	5,289
Dec 31, 2008	283	319	108,554	5,313
Dec 31, 2009	285	319	110,061	5,339
Dec 31, 2010	286	318	111,468	5,363
Dec 31, 2011	287	319	112,826	5,388
Dec 31, 2012	288	321	114,163	5,414
Dec 31, 2013	289	324	115,471	5,439
Dec 31, 2014	290	327	116,757	5,463
Dec 31, 2015	291	331	118,017	5,481
Dec 31, 2016	291	335	117,444	5,495
Dec 31, 2017	292	343	118,799	5,508
Dec 31, 2018	293	353	120,289	5,516
Dec 31, 2019	294	361	121,872	5,522
Dec 31, 2020	294	366	123,260	5,531
Dec 31, 2021	295	372	124,462	5,542
Dec 31, 2022	295	380	125,247	5,556

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.

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

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

No separate list is published for Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.