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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	Mexico	Burkina Faso	Japan
Dec 31, 1999	273	97,242	11,075	126,512
Dec 31, 2000	274	98,403	11,405	126,755
Dec 31, 2001	275	99,599	11,828	127,056
Dec 31, 2002	276	100,863	12,380	127,324
Dec 31, 2003	278	102,132	12,829	127,558
Dec 31, 2004	279	103,334	13,178	127,658
Dec 31, 2005	280	104,508	13,540	127,679
Dec 31, 2006	281	105,738	13,917	127,762
Dec 31, 2007	282	107,083	14,309	127,904
Dec 31, 2008	283	108,554	14,722	127,969
Dec 31, 2009	285	110,061	15,152	127,958
Dec 31, 2010	286	111,468	15,600	127,967
Dec 31, 2011	287	112,826	16,064	127,755
Dec 31, 2012	288	114,163	16,563	127,476
Dec 31, 2013	289	115,471	17,072	127,257
Dec 31, 2014	290	116,757	17,575	127,186
Dec 31, 2015	291	118,017	18,094	127,034
Dec 31, 2016	291	117,444	18,621	126,857
Dec 31, 2017	292	118,799	19,157	126,631
Dec 31, 2018	293	120,289	19,698	126,368
Dec 31, 2019	294	121,872	20,242	126,092
Dec 31, 2020	294	123,260	20,788	125,634
Dec 31, 2021	295	124,462	21,336	125,427
Dec 31, 2022	295	125,247	21,889	124,762

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

Japan

724-1874: Bassino, Jean-Pascal & Broadberry, Stephen & Fukao, Kyoji & Gupta, Bishnupriya & Takashima, Masanori, (2018). "Japan and the Great Divergence, 730-1874," CEI Working Paper Series 2018-13, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
1874-1940: Fukao, K., Bassino, J.-P., Makino, T., Paprzycki, R., Settsu, T., Takashima, M., and Tokui, J. (2015) Regional Inequality and Industrial Structure in Japan: 1874-2008, Tokyo: Maruzen Publishing.

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