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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	Germany
Dec 31, 1999	273	97,242	81,439
Dec 31, 2000	274	98,403	81,474
Dec 31, 2001	275	99,599	81,534
Dec 31, 2002	276	100,863	81,595
Dec 31, 2003	278	102,132	81,566
Dec 31, 2004	279	103,334	81,473
Dec 31, 2005	280	104,508	81,354
Dec 31, 2006	281	105,738	81,190
Dec 31, 2007	282	107,083	81,009
Dec 31, 2008	283	108,554	80,781
Dec 31, 2009	285	110,061	80,500
Dec 31, 2010	286	111,468	80,301
Dec 31, 2011	287	112,826	80,292
Dec 31, 2012	288	114,163	80,443
Dec 31, 2013	289	115,471	80,663
Dec 31, 2014	290	116,757	81,000
Dec 31, 2015	291	118,017	81,704
Dec 31, 2016	291	117,444	82,366
Dec 31, 2017	292	118,799	82,674
Dec 31, 2018	293	120,289	82,923
Dec 31, 2019	294	121,872	83,110
Dec 31, 2020	294	123,260	83,178
Dec 31, 2021	295	124,462	83,213
Dec 31, 2022	295	125,247	83,811

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.

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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

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

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