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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	Estonia	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	97,242	1,378	273
Dec 31, 2000	98,403	1,400	274
Dec 31, 2001	99,599	1,391	275
Dec 31, 2002	100,863	1,382	276
Dec 31, 2003	102,132	1,374	278
Dec 31, 2004	103,334	1,365	279
Dec 31, 2005	104,508	1,357	280
Dec 31, 2006	105,738	1,349	281
Dec 31, 2007	107,083	1,341	282
Dec 31, 2008	108,554	1,337	283
Dec 31, 2009	110,061	1,334	285
Dec 31, 2010	111,468	1,332	286
Dec 31, 2011	112,826	1,328	287
Dec 31, 2012	114,163	1,324	288
Dec 31, 2013	115,471	1,319	289
Dec 31, 2014	116,757	1,314	290
Dec 31, 2015	118,017	1,312	291
Dec 31, 2016	117,444	1,314	291
Dec 31, 2017	118,799	1,314	292
Dec 31, 2018	120,289	1,318	293
Dec 31, 2019	121,872	1,323	294
Dec 31, 2020	123,260	1,327	294
Dec 31, 2021	124,462	1,329	295
Dec 31, 2022	125,247	1,330	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

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