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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Mexico	Vietnam
Dec 31, 1999	273	97,242	78,394
Dec 31, 2000	274	98,403	79,472
Dec 31, 2001	275	99,599	80,546
Dec 31, 2002	276	100,863	81,637
Dec 31, 2003	278	102,132	82,720
Dec 31, 2004	279	103,334	83,821
Dec 31, 2005	280	104,508	84,942
Dec 31, 2006	281	105,738	86,036
Dec 31, 2007	282	107,083	87,136
Dec 31, 2008	283	108,554	88,253
Dec 31, 2009	285	110,061	89,373
Dec 31, 2010	286	111,468	90,481
Dec 31, 2011	287	112,826	91,591
Dec 31, 2012	288	114,163	92,720
Dec 31, 2013	289	115,471	93,883
Dec 31, 2014	290	116,757	95,055
Dec 31, 2015	291	118,017	96,222
Dec 31, 2016	291	117,444	97,380
Dec 31, 2017	292	118,799	98,507
Dec 31, 2018	293	120,289	99,604
Dec 31, 2019	294	121,872	100,695
Dec 31, 2020	294	123,260	101,771
Dec 31, 2021	295	124,462	102,815
Dec 31, 2022	295	125,247	103,574

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

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