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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Mexico	Moldova	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	97,242	4,244	433
Dec 31, 2000	98,403	4,199	438
Dec 31, 2001	99,599	4,154	443
Dec 31, 2002	100,863	4,108	448
Dec 31, 2003	102,132	4,059	454
Dec 31, 2004	103,334	4,013	460
Dec 31, 2005	104,508	3,966	467
Dec 31, 2006	105,738	3,919	474
Dec 31, 2007	107,083	3,873	482
Dec 31, 2008	108,554	3,829	491
Dec 31, 2009	110,061	3,788	500
Dec 31, 2010	111,468	3,748	509
Dec 31, 2011	112,826	3,709	521
Dec 31, 2012	114,163	3,671	533
Dec 31, 2013	115,471	3,633	547
Dec 31, 2014	116,757	3,595	560
Dec 31, 2015	118,017	3,558	571
Dec 31, 2016	117,444	3,522	586
Dec 31, 2017	118,799	3,485	599
Dec 31, 2018	120,289	3,448	610
Dec 31, 2019	121,872	3,412	623
Dec 31, 2020	123,260	3,376	633
Dec 31, 2021	124,462	3,339	643
Dec 31, 2022	125,247	3,570	651

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 Moldova, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.