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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 TunisiaBosnia & HerzegovinaMexico
9,4173,81197,242
9,5143,90198,403
9,6133,91999,599
9,7113,923100,863
9,8103,940102,132
9,9063,975103,334
9,9973,991104,508
10,0873,993105,738
10,1783,990107,083
10,2743,987108,554
10,3773,985110,061
10,4913,983111,468
10,6123,980112,826
10,7373,977114,163
10,8663,973115,471
10,9963,968116,757
11,1243,963118,017
11,2483,957117,444
11,3653,951118,799
11,4773,944120,289
11,5833,937121,872
11,6813,929123,260
11,7723,921124,462
11,8623,876125,247

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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 Tunisia; the database as a whole is cited above.