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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	Thailand	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	97,242	59,748	273
Dec 31, 2000	98,403	60,165	274
Dec 31, 2001	99,599	60,746	275
Dec 31, 2002	100,863	61,323	276
Dec 31, 2003	102,132	61,884	278
Dec 31, 2004	103,334	62,425	279
Dec 31, 2005	104,508	62,956	280
Dec 31, 2006	105,738	63,467	281
Dec 31, 2007	107,083	63,937	282
Dec 31, 2008	108,554	64,381	283
Dec 31, 2009	110,061	64,804	285
Dec 31, 2010	111,468	65,208	286
Dec 31, 2011	112,826	65,599	287
Dec 31, 2012	114,163	65,970	288
Dec 31, 2013	115,471	66,332	289
Dec 31, 2014	116,757	66,673	290
Dec 31, 2015	118,017	66,975	291
Dec 31, 2016	117,444	67,250	291
Dec 31, 2017	118,799	67,506	292
Dec 31, 2018	120,289	67,750	293
Dec 31, 2019	121,872	67,975	294
Dec 31, 2020	123,260	68,180	294
Dec 31, 2021	124,462	68,366	295
Dec 31, 2022	125,247	68,457	295

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

Thailand

1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
1900-50: Sompop Manarungsan, "Economic Development of Thailand, 1850-1950", University of Groningen, Ph. D. thesis, 1989

No separate list is published for Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.