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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Mexico	Serbia
Dec 31, 1999	273	97,242	7,611
Dec 31, 2000	274	98,403	7,587
Dec 31, 2001	275	99,599	7,574
Dec 31, 2002	276	100,863	7,570
Dec 31, 2003	278	102,132	7,551
Dec 31, 2004	279	103,334	7,533
Dec 31, 2005	280	104,508	7,510
Dec 31, 2006	281	105,738	7,481
Dec 31, 2007	282	107,083	7,451
Dec 31, 2008	283	108,554	7,419
Dec 31, 2009	285	110,061	7,389
Dec 31, 2010	286	111,468	7,360
Dec 31, 2011	287	112,826	7,304
Dec 31, 2012	288	114,163	7,269
Dec 31, 2013	289	115,471	7,234
Dec 31, 2014	290	116,757	7,199
Dec 31, 2015	291	118,017	7,162
Dec 31, 2016	291	117,444	7,124
Dec 31, 2017	292	118,799	7,087
Dec 31, 2018	293	120,289	7,048
Dec 31, 2019	294	121,872	7,010
Dec 31, 2020	294	123,260	6,964
Dec 31, 2021	295	124,462	6,898
Dec 31, 2022	295	125,247	6,833

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

Serbia

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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