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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Bangladesh	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	277	132,907	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	281	135,207	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	285	137,420	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	288	139,573	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	289	141,650	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	293	143,644	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	296	145,546	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	304	147,376	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	311	149,047	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	319	150,562	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	319	152,189	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	318	153,927	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	319	155,634	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	321	157,326	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	324	158,999	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	327	160,650	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	331	162,273	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	335	163,938	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	343	165,655	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	353	167,358	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	361	169,045	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	366	170,709	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	372	172,354	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	380	174,217	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

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.

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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