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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	Malta	Sudan	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	26,168	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	26,771	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	27,387	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	28,017	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	28,662	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	29,321	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	29,996	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	30,686	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	31,393	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	32,137	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	33,078	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	33,891	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	34,568	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	35,293	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	36,093	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	37,058	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	38,165	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	39,294	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	40,512	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	41,764	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	42,952	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	44,121	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	45,290	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	46,498	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

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