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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date MexicoOmanMoldova
97,2422,3484,244
98,4032,4034,199
99,5992,4574,154
100,8632,5104,108
102,1322,5624,059
103,3342,6134,013
104,5082,6633,966
105,7382,7133,919
107,0832,7643,873
108,5542,8163,829
110,0612,8713,788
111,4682,9283,748
112,8262,9863,709
114,1633,0473,671
115,4713,1103,633
116,7573,1743,595
118,0173,2403,558
117,4443,3073,522
118,7993,3753,485
120,2893,4443,448
121,8723,5123,412
123,2603,5823,376
124,4623,6513,339
125,2473,6963,570

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