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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 BarbadosMexicoOmanMorocco
27397,2422,34828,400
27498,4032,40328,744
27599,5992,45729,094
276100,8632,51029,447
278102,1322,56229,806
279103,3342,61330,169
280104,5082,66330,552
281105,7382,71330,953
282107,0832,76431,354
283108,5542,81631,754
285110,0612,87132,154
286111,4682,92832,553
287112,8262,98632,951
288114,1633,04733,346
289115,4713,11033,737
290116,7573,17434,124
291118,0173,24034,511
291117,4443,30734,898
292118,7993,37535,279
293120,2893,44435,653
294121,8723,51236,018
294123,2603,58236,375
295124,4623,65136,723
295125,2473,69637,101

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, Morocco; the database as a whole is cited above.