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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	Mexico	Germany	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	97,242	81,439	273
Dec 31, 2000	98,403	81,474	274
Dec 31, 2001	99,599	81,534	275
Dec 31, 2002	100,863	81,595	276
Dec 31, 2003	102,132	81,566	278
Dec 31, 2004	103,334	81,473	279
Dec 31, 2005	104,508	81,354	280
Dec 31, 2006	105,738	81,190	281
Dec 31, 2007	107,083	81,009	282
Dec 31, 2008	108,554	80,781	283
Dec 31, 2009	110,061	80,500	285
Dec 31, 2010	111,468	80,301	286
Dec 31, 2011	112,826	80,292	287
Dec 31, 2012	114,163	80,443	288
Dec 31, 2013	115,471	80,663	289
Dec 31, 2014	116,757	81,000	290
Dec 31, 2015	118,017	81,704	291
Dec 31, 2016	117,444	82,366	291
Dec 31, 2017	118,799	82,674	292
Dec 31, 2018	120,289	82,923	293
Dec 31, 2019	121,872	83,110	294
Dec 31, 2020	123,260	83,178	294
Dec 31, 2021	124,462	83,213	295
Dec 31, 2022	125,247	83,811	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

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

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