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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	Mexico	Burkina Faso	Yemen
Dec 31, 1999	277	97,242	11,075	16,728
Dec 31, 2000	281	98,403	11,405	17,236
Dec 31, 2001	285	99,599	11,828	17,762
Dec 31, 2002	288	100,863	12,380	18,310
Dec 31, 2003	289	102,132	12,829	18,855
Dec 31, 2004	293	103,334	13,178	19,410
Dec 31, 2005	296	104,508	13,540	20,000
Dec 31, 2006	304	105,738	13,917	20,611
Dec 31, 2007	311	107,083	14,309	21,236
Dec 31, 2008	319	108,554	14,722	21,878
Dec 31, 2009	319	110,061	15,152	22,533
Dec 31, 2010	318	111,468	15,600	23,195
Dec 31, 2011	319	112,826	16,064	23,880
Dec 31, 2012	321	114,163	16,563	24,594
Dec 31, 2013	324	115,471	17,072	25,311
Dec 31, 2014	327	116,757	17,575	26,020
Dec 31, 2015	331	118,017	18,094	26,698
Dec 31, 2016	335	117,444	18,621	27,347
Dec 31, 2017	343	118,799	19,157	27,985
Dec 31, 2018	353	120,289	19,698	28,608
Dec 31, 2019	361	121,872	20,242	29,216
Dec 31, 2020	366	123,260	20,788	29,811
Dec 31, 2021	372	124,462	21,336	30,399
Dec 31, 2022	380	125,247	21,889	31,058

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 Burkina Faso, Yemen; the database as a whole is cited above.