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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Belgium	Mexico	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,227	97,242	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,252	98,403	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,288	99,599	275
Dec 31, 2002	10,334	100,863	276
Dec 31, 2003	10,377	102,132	278
Dec 31, 2004	10,422	103,334	279
Dec 31, 2005	10,480	104,508	280
Dec 31, 2006	10,549	105,738	281
Dec 31, 2007	10,627	107,083	282
Dec 31, 2008	10,711	108,554	283
Dec 31, 2009	10,797	110,061	285
Dec 31, 2010	10,897	111,468	286
Dec 31, 2011	11,039	112,826	287
Dec 31, 2012	11,108	114,163	288
Dec 31, 2013	11,160	115,471	289
Dec 31, 2014	11,210	116,757	290
Dec 31, 2015	11,275	118,017	291
Dec 31, 2016	11,332	117,444	291
Dec 31, 2017	11,376	118,799	292
Dec 31, 2018	11,429	120,289	293
Dec 31, 2019	11,491	121,872	294
Dec 31, 2020	11,546	123,260	294
Dec 31, 2021	11,594	124,462	295
Dec 31, 2022	11,695	125,247	295

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

Belgium

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1500- 1846: Buyst, E. (2011), “Towards Estimates of Long Term Growth in the Southern Low Countries, ca.1500-1846”, Results presented at the Conference on Quantifying Long Run Economic Development, Venice, 22-24 March, 2011
1846-1913: J. Gadisseur, "Contribution à l'étude de la production agricole en Belgique de 1846 à 1913", Revue belge d'histoire contemporaine, vol. IV, 1-2, 1973,
1913-1950: C. Carbonnelle, "Recherches sur levolution de la production en Belgique de 1900à 1957", Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, no. 3, April 1959, p. 358.

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; the database as a whole is cited above.