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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	South Korea	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	277	46,617	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	281	47,008	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	285	47,370	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	288	47,645	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	289	47,892	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	293	48,083	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	296	48,185	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	304	48,438	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	311	48,684	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	319	49,055	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	319	49,308	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	318	49,554	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	319	49,937	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	321	50,200	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	324	50,429	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	327	50,747	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	331	51,015	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	335	51,218	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	343	51,362	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	353	51,585	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	361	51,765	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	366	51,836	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	372	51,745	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	380	51,731	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.

South Korea

1911-1990: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing
1820, 1870: 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