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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	France	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	60,396	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	60,811	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	61,255	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	61,703	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	62,141	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	62,600	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	63,073	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	63,513	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	63,906	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	64,264	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	64,594	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	64,913	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	65,231	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	65,552	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	65,891	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	66,212	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	66,480	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	66,730	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	67,015	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	67,347	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	67,660	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	67,901	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	68,114	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	68,387	125,247

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

France

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
1276–1800: Ridolfi, L., & Nuvolari, A. (2021). L’histoire immobile? A reappraisal of French economic growth using the demand-side approach, 1280–1850. European Review of Economic History, 25(3), 405–428
1850-1913: Toutain, Le Produit interieur de la France de 1789 a 1982, Presses Universitaires de Grenoble, 1987
1920-1950: Toutain, Le Produit interieur de la France de 1789 a 1982, Presses Universitaires de Grenoble, 1987

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