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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Spain	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	277	40,378	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	281	40,563	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	285	40,775	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	288	41,433	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	289	42,205	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	293	42,869	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	296	43,672	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	304	44,370	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	311	45,246	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	319	45,993	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	319	46,378	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	318	46,573	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	319	46,746	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	321	46,777	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	324	46,603	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	327	46,465	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	331	46,420	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	335	46,460	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	343	46,543	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	353	46,739	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	361	47,116	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	366	47,366	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	372	47,342	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	380	47,625	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.

Spain

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
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

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