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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	Puerto Rico	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	273	97,242	3,800	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	274	98,403	3,811	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	275	99,599	3,819	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	276	100,863	3,824	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	278	102,132	3,826	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	279	103,334	3,827	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	280	104,508	3,822	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	281	105,738	3,805	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	282	107,083	3,783	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	283	108,554	3,761	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	285	110,061	3,741	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	286	111,468	3,722	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	287	112,826	3,679	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	288	114,163	3,636	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	289	115,471	3,589	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	290	116,757	3,534	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	291	118,017	3,473	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	291	117,444	3,411	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	292	118,799	3,352	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	293	120,289	3,295	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	294	121,872	3,268	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	294	123,260	3,247	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	295	124,462	3,232	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	295	125,247	3,228	108,171

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