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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Zambia	Mexico	Slovenia
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	97,242	1,998
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	98,403	2,004
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	99,599	2,006
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	100,863	2,009
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	102,132	2,010
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	103,334	2,011
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	104,508	2,015
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	105,738	2,022
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	107,083	2,033
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	108,554	2,036
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	110,061	2,056
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	111,468	2,063
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	112,826	2,067
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	114,163	2,071
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	115,471	2,074
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	116,757	2,076
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	118,017	2,078
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	117,444	2,079
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	118,799	2,081
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	120,289	2,087
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	121,872	2,104
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	123,260	2,118
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	124,462	2,123
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	125,247	2,124

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.

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

Slovenia

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