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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	Belgium	Oman	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	277	10,227	2,348	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	281	10,252	2,403	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	285	10,288	2,457	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	288	10,334	2,510	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	289	10,377	2,562	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	293	10,422	2,613	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	296	10,480	2,663	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	304	10,549	2,713	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	311	10,627	2,764	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	319	10,711	2,816	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	319	10,797	2,871	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	318	10,897	2,928	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	319	11,039	2,986	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	321	11,108	3,047	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	324	11,160	3,110	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	327	11,210	3,174	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	331	11,275	3,240	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	335	11,332	3,307	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	343	11,376	3,375	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	353	11,429	3,444	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	361	11,491	3,512	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	366	11,546	3,582	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	372	11,594	3,651	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	380	11,695	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.

Belgium

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
1500- 1846: Buyst, E. (2011), “Towards Estimates of Long Term Growth in the Southern Low Countries, ca.1500-1846”, Results presented at the Conference on Quantifying Long Run Economic Development, Venice, 22-24 March, 2011
1846-1913: J. Gadisseur, "Contribution à l'étude de la production agricole en Belgique de 1846 à 1913", Revue belge d'histoire contemporaine, vol. IV, 1-2, 1973,
1913-1950: C. Carbonnelle, "Recherches sur levolution de la production en Belgique de 1900à 1957", Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, no. 3, April 1959, p. 358.

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 Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.