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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosMexicoOmanBenin
27397,2422,3486,461
27498,4032,4036,677
27599,5992,4576,902
276100,8632,5107,130
278102,1322,5627,360
279103,3342,6137,589
280104,5082,6637,838
281105,7382,7138,089
282107,0832,7648,335
283108,5542,8168,603
285110,0612,8718,884
286111,4682,9289,179
287112,8262,9869,486
288114,1633,0479,805
289115,4713,11010,135
290116,7573,17410,480
291118,0173,24010,842
291117,4443,30711,220
292118,7993,37511,613
293120,2893,44412,018
294121,8723,51212,370
294123,2603,58212,725
295124,4623,65113,081
295125,2473,69613,439

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, Oman, Benin; the database as a whole is cited above.