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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Mexico	Moldova
Dec 31, 1999	277	51,181	97,242	4,244
Dec 31, 2000	281	52,782	98,403	4,199
Dec 31, 2001	285	54,453	99,599	4,154
Dec 31, 2002	288	56,170	100,863	4,108
Dec 31, 2003	289	57,860	102,132	4,059
Dec 31, 2004	293	59,599	103,334	4,013
Dec 31, 2005	296	61,474	104,508	3,966
Dec 31, 2006	304	63,479	105,738	3,919
Dec 31, 2007	311	65,590	107,083	3,873
Dec 31, 2008	319	67,800	108,554	3,829
Dec 31, 2009	319	70,114	110,061	3,788
Dec 31, 2010	318	72,550	111,468	3,748
Dec 31, 2011	319	75,138	112,826	3,709
Dec 31, 2012	321	77,792	114,163	3,671
Dec 31, 2013	324	80,534	115,471	3,633
Dec 31, 2014	327	83,368	116,757	3,595
Dec 31, 2015	331	86,229	118,017	3,558
Dec 31, 2016	335	89,193	117,444	3,522
Dec 31, 2017	343	92,209	118,799	3,485
Dec 31, 2018	353	95,232	120,289	3,448
Dec 31, 2019	361	98,320	121,872	3,412
Dec 31, 2020	366	101,499	123,260	3,376
Dec 31, 2021	372	104,767	124,462	3,339
Dec 31, 2022	380	108,171	125,247	3,570

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