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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Zambia	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	3,811	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	3,901	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	3,919	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	3,923	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	3,940	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	3,975	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	3,991	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	3,993	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	3,990	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	3,987	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	3,985	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	3,983	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	3,980	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	3,977	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	3,973	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	3,968	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	3,963	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	3,957	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	3,951	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	3,944	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	3,937	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	3,929	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	3,921	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	3,876	125,247

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

Zambia

1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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