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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	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	273	97,242	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	274	98,403	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	99,599	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	276	100,863	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	278	102,132	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	279	103,334	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	280	104,508	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	281	105,738	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	282	107,083	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	283	108,554	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	285	110,061	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	286	111,468	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	287	112,826	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	288	114,163	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	289	115,471	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	290	116,757	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	291	118,017	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	291	117,444	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	292	118,799	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	293	120,289	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	294	121,872	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	294	123,260	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	295	124,462	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	295	125,247	3,696

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

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