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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	Latvia
Dec 31, 1999	273	97,242	11,075	2,386
Dec 31, 2000	274	98,403	11,405	2,363
Dec 31, 2001	275	99,599	11,828	2,333
Dec 31, 2002	276	100,863	12,380	2,306
Dec 31, 2003	278	102,132	12,829	2,284
Dec 31, 2004	279	103,334	13,178	2,259
Dec 31, 2005	280	104,508	13,540	2,235
Dec 31, 2006	281	105,738	13,917	2,215
Dec 31, 2007	282	107,083	14,309	2,197
Dec 31, 2008	283	108,554	14,722	2,174
Dec 31, 2009	285	110,061	15,152	2,138
Dec 31, 2010	286	111,468	15,600	2,093
Dec 31, 2011	287	112,826	16,064	2,055
Dec 31, 2012	288	114,163	16,563	2,030
Dec 31, 2013	289	115,471	17,072	2,009
Dec 31, 2014	290	116,757	17,575	1,991
Dec 31, 2015	291	118,017	18,094	1,974
Dec 31, 2016	291	117,444	18,621	1,956
Dec 31, 2017	292	118,799	19,157	1,938
Dec 31, 2018	293	120,289	19,698	1,923
Dec 31, 2019	294	121,872	20,242	1,910
Dec 31, 2020	294	123,260	20,788	1,897
Dec 31, 2021	295	124,462	21,336	1,880
Dec 31, 2022	295	125,247	21,889	1,883

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, Burkina Faso, Latvia; the database as a whole is cited above.