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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date CameroonCongo - KinshasaMexico
15,48351,18197,242
15,91352,78298,403
16,35454,45399,599
16,81556,170100,863
17,28957,860102,132
17,76459,599103,334
18,24961,474104,508
18,74663,479105,738
19,27865,590107,083
19,84367,800108,554
20,41970,114110,061
21,00272,550111,468
21,58675,138112,826
22,18177,792114,163
22,80080,534115,471
23,51383,368116,757
24,27386,229118,017
24,99589,193117,444
25,68092,209118,799
26,37395,232120,289
27,11498,320121,872
27,878101,499123,260
28,663104,767124,462
29,417108,171125,247

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