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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Brazil	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	277	174,320	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	281	176,902	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	285	179,389	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	288	181,721	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	289	183,970	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	293	186,165	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	296	188,330	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	304	190,438	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	311	192,450	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	319	194,458	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	319	196,464	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	318	198,408	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	319	200,152	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	321	201,894	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	324	203,614	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	327	205,358	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	331	207,148	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	335	208,859	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	343	210,537	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	353	212,258	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	361	213,940	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	366	215,577	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	372	216,720	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	380	217,718	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.

Brazil

1800 - 1870: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307 (updated data)
1850–1899: 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
1900-1950: A. Maddison and Associates, The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity and Growth: Brazil and Mexico, Oxford University Press, New York 1992;

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