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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	8,718,289 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16200 · revision 1 Value 8718289.0000000000 · 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: 8718289.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1991	8,632,367 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16199 · revision 1 Value 8632367.0000000000 · 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: 8632367.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1992	8,540,164 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16198 · revision 1 Value 8540164.0000000000 · 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: 8540164.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1993	8,472,313 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16197 · revision 1 Value 8472313.0000000000 · 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: 8472313.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1994	8,443,591 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16196 · revision 1 Value 8443591.0000000000 · 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: 8443591.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1995	8,406,067 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16195 · revision 1 Value 8406067.0000000000 · 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: 8406067.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1996	8,362,826 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16194 · revision 1 Value 8362826.0000000000 · 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: 8362826.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1997	8,312,068 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16193 · revision 1 Value 8312068.0000000000 · 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: 8312068.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1998	8,256,786 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16192 · revision 1 Value 8256786.0000000000 · 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: 8256786.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1999	8,210,624 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16191 · revision 1 Value 8210624.0000000000 · 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: 8210624.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2000	8,170,172 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16190 · revision 1 Value 8170172.0000000000 · 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: 8170172.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2001	8,009,142 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16189 · revision 1 Value 8009142.0000000000 · 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: 8009142.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2002	7,837,161 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16188 · revision 1 Value 7837161.0000000000 · 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: 7837161.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2003	7,775,327 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16187 · revision 1 Value 7775327.0000000000 · 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: 7775327.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2004	7,716,860 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16186 · revision 1 Value 7716860.0000000000 · 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: 7716860.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2005	7,658,972 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16185 · revision 1 Value 7658972.0000000000 · 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: 7658972.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2006	7,601,022 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16184 · revision 1 Value 7601022.0000000000 · 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: 7601022.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2007	7,545,338 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16183 · revision 1 Value 7545338.0000000000 · 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: 7545338.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2008	7,492,561 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16182 · revision 1 Value 7492561.0000000000 · 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: 7492561.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2009	7,444,443 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16181 · revision 1 Value 7444443.0000000000 · 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: 7444443.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2010	7,395,599 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16180 · revision 1 Value 7395599.0000000000 · 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: 7395599.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2011	7,348,328 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16179 · revision 1 Value 7348328.0000000000 · 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: 7348328.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2012	7,305,888 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16178 · revision 1 Value 7305888.0000000000 · 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: 7305888.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2013	7,160,005 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16177 · revision 1 Value 7160005.0000000000 · 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: 7160005.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2014	7,073,572 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16176 · revision 1 Value 7073572.0000000000 · 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: 7073572.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2015	6,984,225 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16175 · revision 1 Value 6984225.0000000000 · 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: 6984225.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2016	6,894,139 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16174 · revision 1 Value 6894139.0000000000 · 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: 6894139.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2017	6,803,468 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16173 · revision 1 Value 6803468.0000000000 · 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: 6803468.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2018	6,710,798 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16172 · revision 1 Value 6710798.0000000000 · 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: 6710798.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2019	6,616,726 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16171 · revision 1 Value 6616726.0000000000 · 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: 6616726.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2020	6,550,696 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16170 · revision 1 Value 6550696.0000000000 · 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: 6550696.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2021	6,507,301 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16169 · revision 1 Value 6507301.0000000000 · 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: 6507301.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2022	6,465,097 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16168 · revision 1 Value 6465097.0000000000 · 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: 6465097.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2023	6,446,596 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16167 · revision 1 Value 6446596.0000000000 · 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: 6446596.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2024	6,441,421 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16166 · revision 1 Value 6441421.0000000000 · 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: 6441421.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2025	6,433,302 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16165 · revision 1 Value 6433302.0000000000 · 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 6 months. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6433302.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified

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