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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	Oman	Cape Verde
Dec 31, 1999	97,242	2,348	422
Dec 31, 2000	98,403	2,403	430
Dec 31, 2001	99,599	2,457	438
Dec 31, 2002	100,863	2,510	447
Dec 31, 2003	102,132	2,562	455
Dec 31, 2004	103,334	2,613	463
Dec 31, 2005	104,508	2,663	471
Dec 31, 2006	105,738	2,713	478
Dec 31, 2007	107,083	2,764	486
Dec 31, 2008	108,554	2,816	494
Dec 31, 2009	110,061	2,871	501
Dec 31, 2010	111,468	2,928	509
Dec 31, 2011	112,826	2,986	516
Dec 31, 2012	114,163	3,047	524
Dec 31, 2013	115,471	3,110	531
Dec 31, 2014	116,757	3,174	539
Dec 31, 2015	118,017	3,240	546
Dec 31, 2016	117,444	3,307	553
Dec 31, 2017	118,799	3,375	562
Dec 31, 2018	120,289	3,444	568
Dec 31, 2019	121,872	3,512	574
Dec 31, 2020	123,260	3,582	580
Dec 31, 2021	124,462	3,651	585
Dec 31, 2022	125,247	3,696	590

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 Oman, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.