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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	Luxembourg	Mexico	Moldova
Dec 31, 1999	273	433	97,242	4,244
Dec 31, 2000	274	438	98,403	4,199
Dec 31, 2001	275	443	99,599	4,154
Dec 31, 2002	276	448	100,863	4,108
Dec 31, 2003	278	454	102,132	4,059
Dec 31, 2004	279	460	103,334	4,013
Dec 31, 2005	280	467	104,508	3,966
Dec 31, 2006	281	474	105,738	3,919
Dec 31, 2007	282	482	107,083	3,873
Dec 31, 2008	283	491	108,554	3,829
Dec 31, 2009	285	500	110,061	3,788
Dec 31, 2010	286	509	111,468	3,748
Dec 31, 2011	287	521	112,826	3,709
Dec 31, 2012	288	533	114,163	3,671
Dec 31, 2013	289	547	115,471	3,633
Dec 31, 2014	290	560	116,757	3,595
Dec 31, 2015	291	571	118,017	3,558
Dec 31, 2016	291	586	117,444	3,522
Dec 31, 2017	292	599	118,799	3,485
Dec 31, 2018	293	610	120,289	3,448
Dec 31, 2019	294	623	121,872	3,412
Dec 31, 2020	294	633	123,260	3,376
Dec 31, 2021	295	643	124,462	3,339
Dec 31, 2022	295	651	125,247	3,570

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

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, Luxembourg, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.