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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	Moldova	Mexico	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,244	97,242	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,199	98,403	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,154	99,599	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,108	100,863	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,059	102,132	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,013	103,334	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,966	104,508	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,919	105,738	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,873	107,083	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,829	108,554	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,788	110,061	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,748	111,468	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,709	112,826	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,671	114,163	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,633	115,471	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,595	116,757	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,558	118,017	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,522	117,444	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,485	118,799	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,448	120,289	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,412	121,872	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,376	123,260	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,339	124,462	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,570	125,247	530

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