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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	Paraguay	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	97,242	5,366	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	98,403	5,473	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	99,599	5,579	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	100,863	5,683	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	102,132	5,786	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	103,334	5,886	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	104,508	5,984	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	105,738	6,080	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	107,083	6,173	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	108,554	6,264	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	110,061	6,352	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	111,468	6,438	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	112,826	6,522	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	114,163	6,605	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	115,471	6,688	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	116,757	6,769	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	118,017	6,850	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	117,444	6,930	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	118,799	7,012	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	120,289	7,095	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	121,872	7,179	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	123,260	7,263	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	124,462	7,348	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	125,247	7,432	530

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, Paraguay, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.