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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	Philippines	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	273	277	79,346	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	274	281	81,131	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	285	83,023	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	276	288	84,876	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	278	289	86,697	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	279	293	88,568	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	280	296	90,418	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	281	304	92,253	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	282	311	94,098	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	283	319	95,923	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	285	319	97,627	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	286	318	99,317	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	287	319	100,999	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	288	321	102,618	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	289	324	104,299	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	290	327	106,076	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	291	331	107,868	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	291	335	109,493	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	292	343	111,094	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	293	353	112,843	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	294	361	114,636	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	294	366	117,026	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	295	372	119,473	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	295	380	121,234	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.

Philippines

1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

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.