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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	273	97,242	51,181	433
Dec 31, 2000	274	98,403	52,782	438
Dec 31, 2001	275	99,599	54,453	443
Dec 31, 2002	276	100,863	56,170	448
Dec 31, 2003	278	102,132	57,860	454
Dec 31, 2004	279	103,334	59,599	460
Dec 31, 2005	280	104,508	61,474	467
Dec 31, 2006	281	105,738	63,479	474
Dec 31, 2007	282	107,083	65,590	482
Dec 31, 2008	283	108,554	67,800	491
Dec 31, 2009	285	110,061	70,114	500
Dec 31, 2010	286	111,468	72,550	509
Dec 31, 2011	287	112,826	75,138	521
Dec 31, 2012	288	114,163	77,792	533
Dec 31, 2013	289	115,471	80,534	547
Dec 31, 2014	290	116,757	83,368	560
Dec 31, 2015	291	118,017	86,229	571
Dec 31, 2016	291	117,444	89,193	586
Dec 31, 2017	292	118,799	92,209	599
Dec 31, 2018	293	120,289	95,232	610
Dec 31, 2019	294	121,872	98,320	623
Dec 31, 2020	294	123,260	101,499	633
Dec 31, 2021	295	124,462	104,767	643
Dec 31, 2022	295	125,247	108,171	651

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, Congo - Kinshasa, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.