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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	Japan	Mexico	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	126,512	97,242	273
Dec 31, 2000	126,755	98,403	274
Dec 31, 2001	127,056	99,599	275
Dec 31, 2002	127,324	100,863	276
Dec 31, 2003	127,558	102,132	278
Dec 31, 2004	127,658	103,334	279
Dec 31, 2005	127,679	104,508	280
Dec 31, 2006	127,762	105,738	281
Dec 31, 2007	127,904	107,083	282
Dec 31, 2008	127,969	108,554	283
Dec 31, 2009	127,958	110,061	285
Dec 31, 2010	127,967	111,468	286
Dec 31, 2011	127,755	112,826	287
Dec 31, 2012	127,476	114,163	288
Dec 31, 2013	127,257	115,471	289
Dec 31, 2014	127,186	116,757	290
Dec 31, 2015	127,034	118,017	291
Dec 31, 2016	126,857	117,444	291
Dec 31, 2017	126,631	118,799	292
Dec 31, 2018	126,368	120,289	293
Dec 31, 2019	126,092	121,872	294
Dec 31, 2020	125,634	123,260	294
Dec 31, 2021	125,427	124,462	295
Dec 31, 2022	124,762	125,247	295

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.

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 Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.