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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Mexico	Luxembourg	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	97,242	433	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	98,403	438	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	99,599	443	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	100,863	448	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	102,132	454	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	103,334	460	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	104,508	467	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	105,738	474	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	107,083	482	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	108,554	491	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	110,061	500	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	111,468	509	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	112,826	521	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	114,163	533	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	115,471	547	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	116,757	560	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	118,017	571	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	117,444	586	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	118,799	599	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	120,289	610	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	121,872	623	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	123,260	633	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	124,462	643	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	125,247	651	108,171

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 Luxembourg, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.