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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	Iceland	Barbados	Congo - Kinshasa	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	277	273	51,181	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	281	274	52,782	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	285	275	54,453	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	288	276	56,170	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	289	278	57,860	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	293	279	59,599	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	296	280	61,474	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	304	281	63,479	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	311	282	65,590	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	319	283	67,800	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	319	285	70,114	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	318	286	72,550	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	319	287	75,138	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	321	288	77,792	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	324	289	80,534	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	327	290	83,368	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	331	291	86,229	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	335	291	89,193	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	343	292	92,209	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	353	293	95,232	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	361	294	98,320	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	366	294	101,499	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	372	295	104,767	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	380	295	108,171	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.

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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

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