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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Japan	Chile	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	126,512	15,140	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	126,755	15,340	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	127,056	15,513	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	127,324	15,686	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	127,558	15,859	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	127,658	16,029	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	127,679	16,222	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	127,762	16,364	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	127,904	16,536	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	127,969	16,700	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	127,958	16,864	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	127,967	16,999	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	127,755	17,189	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	127,476	17,378	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	127,257	17,545	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	127,186	17,720	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	127,034	17,904	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	126,857	18,099	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	126,631	18,350	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	126,368	18,681	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	126,092	19,035	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	125,634	19,385	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	125,427	19,604	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	124,762	19,715	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

Japan

724-1874: Bassino, Jean-Pascal & Broadberry, Stephen & Fukao, Kyoji & Gupta, Bishnupriya & Takashima, Masanori, (2018). "Japan and the Great Divergence, 730-1874," CEI Working Paper Series 2018-13, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
1874-1940: Fukao, K., Bassino, J.-P., Makino, T., Paprzycki, R., Settsu, T., Takashima, M., and Tokui, J. (2015) Regional Inequality and Industrial Structure in Japan: 1874-2008, Tokyo: Maruzen Publishing.

Chile

1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

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