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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	Malta	Oman	Burkina Faso	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	387	2,348	11,075	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	390	2,403	11,405	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	393	2,457	11,828	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	396	2,510	12,380	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	398	2,562	12,829	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	401	2,613	13,178	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	404	2,663	13,540	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	405	2,713	13,917	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	406	2,764	14,309	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	409	2,816	14,722	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	412	2,871	15,152	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	414	2,928	15,600	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	416	2,986	16,064	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	420	3,047	16,563	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	426	3,110	17,072	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	435	3,174	17,575	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	445	3,240	18,094	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	455	3,307	18,621	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	468	3,375	19,157	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	485	3,444	19,698	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	504	3,512	20,242	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	516	3,582	20,788	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	518	3,651	21,336	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	530	3,696	21,889	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.

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

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