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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	1,898,220 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22788 · revision 1 Value 1898220.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1898220.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1991	2,006,626 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22787 · revision 1 Value 2006626.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2006626.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1992	2,114,730 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22786 · revision 1 Value 2114730.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2114730.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1993	2,222,093 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22785 · revision 1 Value 2222093.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2222093.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1994	2,328,188 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22784 · revision 1 Value 2328188.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2328188.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1995	2,434,662 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22783 · revision 1 Value 2434662.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2434662.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1996	2,597,564 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22782 · revision 1 Value 2597564.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2597564.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1997	2,817,410 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22781 · revision 1 Value 2817410.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2817410.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1998	3,040,421 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22780 · revision 1 Value 3040421.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3040421.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1999	3,266,009 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22779 · revision 1 Value 3266009.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3266009.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2000	3,493,575 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22778 · revision 1 Value 3493575.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3493575.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2001	3,723,590 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22777 · revision 1 Value 3723590.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3723590.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2002	3,956,826 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22776 · revision 1 Value 3956826.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3956826.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2003	4,192,457 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22775 · revision 1 Value 4192457.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4192457.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2004	4,428,967 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22774 · revision 1 Value 4428967.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4428967.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2005	4,664,790 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22773 · revision 1 Value 4664790.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4664790.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2006	5,009,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22772 · revision 1 Value 5009100.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5009100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2007	5,624,635 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22771 · revision 1 Value 5624635.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5624635.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2008	6,302,664 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22770 · revision 1 Value 6302664.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6302664.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2009	6,707,058 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22769 · revision 1 Value 6707058.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6707058.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2010	6,869,838 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22768 · revision 1 Value 6869838.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Break in series. Data up to the year before this year are from UN World Population Prospects, and data from this year onwards are from national statistical office. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6869838.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2011	7,104,538 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22767 · revision 1 Value 7104538.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7104538.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2012	7,391,448 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22766 · revision 1 Value 7391448.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7391448.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2013	7,693,031 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22765 · revision 1 Value 7693031.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7693031.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2014	8,059,440 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22764 · revision 1 Value 8059440.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8059440.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2015	8,505,237 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22763 · revision 1 Value 8505237.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8505237.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2016	8,935,095 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22762 · revision 1 Value 8935095.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8935095.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2017	9,223,225 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22761 · revision 1 Value 9223225.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9223225.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2018	9,346,701 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22760 · revision 1 Value 9346701.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9346701.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2019	9,445,785 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22759 · revision 1 Value 9445785.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9445785.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2020	9,401,038 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22758 · revision 1 Value 9401038.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9401038.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2021	9,575,152 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22757 · revision 1 Value 9575152.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9575152.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2022	10,074,977 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22756 · revision 1 Value 10074977.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10074977.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2023	10,483,751 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22755 · revision 1 Value 10483751.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Preliminary. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10483751.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2024	10,986,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22754 · revision 1 Value 10986400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Preliminary. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10986400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2025	11,513,149 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22753 · revision 1 Value 11513149.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Extrapolated assuming the same growth rate as previous year. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11513149.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified

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