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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	Oman	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	277	273	2,348	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	281	274	2,403	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	285	275	2,457	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	288	276	2,510	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	289	278	2,562	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	293	279	2,613	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	296	280	2,663	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	304	281	2,713	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	311	282	2,764	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	319	283	2,816	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	319	285	2,871	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	318	286	2,928	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	319	287	2,986	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	321	288	3,047	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	324	289	3,110	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	327	290	3,174	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	331	291	3,240	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	335	291	3,307	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	343	292	3,375	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	353	293	3,444	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	361	294	3,512	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	366	294	3,582	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	372	295	3,651	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	380	295	3,696	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, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.