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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	Paraguay	Mexico	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,366	97,242	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,473	98,403	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,579	99,599	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,683	100,863	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,786	102,132	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,886	103,334	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,984	104,508	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	6,080	105,738	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	6,173	107,083	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	6,264	108,554	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	6,352	110,061	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	6,438	111,468	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	6,522	112,826	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	6,605	114,163	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	6,688	115,471	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	6,769	116,757	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	6,850	118,017	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	6,930	117,444	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	7,012	118,799	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	7,095	120,289	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	7,179	121,872	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	7,263	123,260	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	7,348	124,462	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	7,432	125,247	6,291

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, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.