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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	Qatar	Mexico	Denmark
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	97,242	5,322
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	98,403	5,339
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	99,599	5,358
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	100,863	5,377
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	102,132	5,391
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	103,334	5,404
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	104,508	5,420
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	105,738	5,438
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	107,083	5,461
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	108,554	5,494
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	110,061	5,524
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	111,468	5,548
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	112,826	5,571
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	114,163	5,592
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	115,471	5,614
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	116,757	5,644
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	118,017	5,683
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	117,444	5,730
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	118,799	5,766
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	120,289	5,795
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	121,872	5,818
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	123,260	5,831
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	124,462	5,855
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	125,247	5,907

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, Qatar, Denmark; the database as a whole is cited above.