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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Tunisia	Mexico	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	9,417	97,242	152
Dec 31, 2000	9,514	98,403	153
Dec 31, 2001	9,613	99,599	154
Dec 31, 2002	9,711	100,863	155
Dec 31, 2003	9,810	102,132	156
Dec 31, 2004	9,906	103,334	157
Dec 31, 2005	9,997	104,508	157
Dec 31, 2006	10,087	105,738	158
Dec 31, 2007	10,178	107,083	159
Dec 31, 2008	10,274	108,554	160
Dec 31, 2009	10,377	110,061	160
Dec 31, 2010	10,491	111,468	161
Dec 31, 2011	10,612	112,826	162
Dec 31, 2012	10,737	114,163	162
Dec 31, 2013	10,866	115,471	163
Dec 31, 2014	10,996	116,757	163
Dec 31, 2015	11,124	118,017	164
Dec 31, 2016	11,248	117,444	164
Dec 31, 2017	11,365	118,799	165
Dec 31, 2018	11,477	120,289	166
Dec 31, 2019	11,583	121,872	166
Dec 31, 2020	11,681	123,260	167
Dec 31, 2021	11,772	124,462	167
Dec 31, 2022	11,862	125,247	167

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 Tunisia, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.