Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Add a country

Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Mexico	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	97,242	433
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	98,403	438
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	99,599	443
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	100,863	448
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	102,132	454
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	103,334	460
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	104,508	467
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	105,738	474
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	107,083	482
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	108,554	491
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	110,061	500
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	111,468	509
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	112,826	521
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	114,163	533
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	115,471	547
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	116,757	560
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	118,017	571
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	117,444	586
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	118,799	599
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	120,289	610
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	121,872	623
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	123,260	633
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	124,462	643
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	125,247	651

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

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

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 Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.