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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Oman	Mexico	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	2,348	97,242	273
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	2,403	98,403	274
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	2,457	99,599	275
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	2,510	100,863	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	2,562	102,132	278
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	2,613	103,334	279
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	2,663	104,508	280
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	2,713	105,738	281
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	2,764	107,083	282
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	2,816	108,554	283
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	2,871	110,061	285
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	2,928	111,468	286
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	2,986	112,826	287
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	3,047	114,163	288
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	3,110	115,471	289
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	3,174	116,757	290
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	3,240	118,017	291
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	3,307	117,444	291
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	3,375	118,799	292
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	3,444	120,289	293
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	3,512	121,872	294
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	3,582	123,260	294
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	3,651	124,462	295
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	3,696	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.

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.