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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Mexico	Bangladesh	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	97,242	132,907	273
Dec 31, 2000	98,403	135,207	274
Dec 31, 2001	99,599	137,420	275
Dec 31, 2002	100,863	139,573	276
Dec 31, 2003	102,132	141,650	278
Dec 31, 2004	103,334	143,644	279
Dec 31, 2005	104,508	145,546	280
Dec 31, 2006	105,738	147,376	281
Dec 31, 2007	107,083	149,047	282
Dec 31, 2008	108,554	150,562	283
Dec 31, 2009	110,061	152,189	285
Dec 31, 2010	111,468	153,927	286
Dec 31, 2011	112,826	155,634	287
Dec 31, 2012	114,163	157,326	288
Dec 31, 2013	115,471	158,999	289
Dec 31, 2014	116,757	160,650	290
Dec 31, 2015	118,017	162,273	291
Dec 31, 2016	117,444	163,938	291
Dec 31, 2017	118,799	165,655	292
Dec 31, 2018	120,289	167,358	293
Dec 31, 2019	121,872	169,045	294
Dec 31, 2020	123,260	170,709	294
Dec 31, 2021	124,462	172,354	295
Dec 31, 2022	125,247	174,217	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

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

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

No separate list is published for Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.