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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	1,305,696 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16632 · revision 1 Value 1305696.0000000000 · 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: 1305696.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1991	1,341,756 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16631 · revision 1 Value 1341756.0000000000 · 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: 1341756.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1992	1,380,033 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16630 · revision 1 Value 1380033.0000000000 · 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: 1380033.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1993	1,420,115 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16629 · revision 1 Value 1420115.0000000000 · 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: 1420115.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1994	1,460,023 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16628 · revision 1 Value 1460023.0000000000 · 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: 1460023.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1995	1,498,836 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16627 · revision 1 Value 1498836.0000000000 · 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: 1498836.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1996	1,535,914 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16626 · revision 1 Value 1535914.0000000000 · 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: 1535914.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1997	1,571,691 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16625 · revision 1 Value 1571691.0000000000 · 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: 1571691.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1998	1,606,899 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16624 · revision 1 Value 1606899.0000000000 · 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: 1606899.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1999	1,641,997 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16623 · revision 1 Value 1641997.0000000000 · 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: 1641997.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2000	1,677,382 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16622 · revision 1 Value 1677382.0000000000 · 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: 1677382.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2001	1,712,254 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16621 · revision 1 Value 1712254.0000000000 · 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: 1712254.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2002	1,744,763 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16620 · revision 1 Value 1744763.0000000000 · 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: 1744763.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2003	1,775,736 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16619 · revision 1 Value 1775736.0000000000 · 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: 1775736.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2004	1,807,146 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16618 · revision 1 Value 1807146.0000000000 · 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: 1807146.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2005	1,839,877 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16617 · revision 1 Value 1839877.0000000000 · 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: 1839877.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2006	1,874,516 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16616 · revision 1 Value 1874516.0000000000 · 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: 1874516.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2007	1,911,201 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16615 · revision 1 Value 1911201.0000000000 · 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: 1911201.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2008	1,949,970 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16614 · revision 1 Value 1949970.0000000000 · 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: 1949970.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2009	1,990,673 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16613 · revision 1 Value 1990673.0000000000 · 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: 1990673.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2010	2,033,111 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16612 · revision 1 Value 2033111.0000000000 · 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: 2033111.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2011	2,073,535 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16611 · revision 1 Value 2073535.0000000000 · 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: 2073535.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2012	2,108,617 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16610 · revision 1 Value 2108617.0000000000 · 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: 2108617.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2013	2,140,682 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16609 · revision 1 Value 2140682.0000000000 · 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: 2140682.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2014	2,172,044 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16608 · revision 1 Value 2172044.0000000000 · 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: 2172044.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2015	2,203,273 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16607 · revision 1 Value 2203273.0000000000 · 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: 2203273.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2016	2,234,776 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16606 · revision 1 Value 2234776.0000000000 · 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: 2234776.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2017	2,266,747 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16605 · revision 1 Value 2266747.0000000000 · 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: 2266747.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2018	2,299,141 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16604 · revision 1 Value 2299141.0000000000 · 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: 2299141.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2019	2,332,083 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16603 · revision 1 Value 2332083.0000000000 · 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: 2332083.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2020	2,365,894 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16602 · revision 1 Value 2365894.0000000000 · 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: 2365894.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2021	2,401,441 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16601 · revision 1 Value 2401441.0000000000 · 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: 2401441.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2022	2,439,892 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16600 · revision 1 Value 2439892.0000000000 · 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: 2439892.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2023	2,480,244 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16599 · revision 1 Value 2480244.0000000000 · 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: 2480244.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2024	2,521,139 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16598 · revision 1 Value 2521139.0000000000 · 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: 2521139.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified
2025	2,562,122 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16597 · revision 1 Value 2562122.0000000000 · 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: 2562122.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:20 · source revision unspecified

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