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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Mexico	Oman	Latvia
Dec 31, 1999	97,242	2,348	2,386
Dec 31, 2000	98,403	2,403	2,363
Dec 31, 2001	99,599	2,457	2,333
Dec 31, 2002	100,863	2,510	2,306
Dec 31, 2003	102,132	2,562	2,284
Dec 31, 2004	103,334	2,613	2,259
Dec 31, 2005	104,508	2,663	2,235
Dec 31, 2006	105,738	2,713	2,215
Dec 31, 2007	107,083	2,764	2,197
Dec 31, 2008	108,554	2,816	2,174
Dec 31, 2009	110,061	2,871	2,138
Dec 31, 2010	111,468	2,928	2,093
Dec 31, 2011	112,826	2,986	2,055
Dec 31, 2012	114,163	3,047	2,030
Dec 31, 2013	115,471	3,110	2,009
Dec 31, 2014	116,757	3,174	1,991
Dec 31, 2015	118,017	3,240	1,974
Dec 31, 2016	117,444	3,307	1,956
Dec 31, 2017	118,799	3,375	1,938
Dec 31, 2018	120,289	3,444	1,923
Dec 31, 2019	121,872	3,512	1,910
Dec 31, 2020	123,260	3,582	1,897
Dec 31, 2021	124,462	3,651	1,880
Dec 31, 2022	125,247	3,696	1,883

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, Latvia; the database as a whole is cited above.