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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	2,871,910 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16668 · revision 1 Value 2871910.0000000000 · 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: 2871910.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1991	2,963,191 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16667 · revision 1 Value 2963191.0000000000 · 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: 2963191.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1992	3,058,831 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16666 · revision 1 Value 3058831.0000000000 · 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: 3058831.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1993	3,157,839 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16665 · revision 1 Value 3157839.0000000000 · 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: 3157839.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1994	3,257,954 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16664 · revision 1 Value 3257954.0000000000 · 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: 3257954.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1995	3,348,052 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16663 · revision 1 Value 3348052.0000000000 · 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: 3348052.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1996	3,435,965 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16662 · revision 1 Value 3435965.0000000000 · 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: 3435965.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1997	3,531,700 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16661 · revision 1 Value 3531700.0000000000 · 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: 3531700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1998	3,628,827 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16660 · revision 1 Value 3628827.0000000000 · 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: 3628827.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
1999	3,729,450 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16659 · revision 1 Value 3729450.0000000000 · 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: 3729450.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2000	3,833,416 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16658 · revision 1 Value 3833416.0000000000 · 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: 3833416.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2001	3,919,487 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16657 · revision 1 Value 3919487.0000000000 · 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: 3919487.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2002	4,006,077 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16656 · revision 1 Value 4006077.0000000000 · 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: 4006077.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2003	4,103,086 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16655 · revision 1 Value 4103086.0000000000 · 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: 4103086.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2004	4,192,826 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16654 · revision 1 Value 4192826.0000000000 · 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: 4192826.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2005	4,288,810 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16653 · revision 1 Value 4288810.0000000000 · 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: 4288810.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2006	4,377,579 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16652 · revision 1 Value 4377579.0000000000 · 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: 4377579.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2007	4,462,770 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16651 · revision 1 Value 4462770.0000000000 · 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: 4462770.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2008	4,558,984 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16650 · revision 1 Value 4558984.0000000000 · 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: 4558984.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2009	4,529,047 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16649 · revision 1 Value 4529047.0000000000 · 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: 4529047.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2010	4,492,995 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16648 · revision 1 Value 4492995.0000000000 · 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: 4492995.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2011	4,565,021 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16647 · revision 1 Value 4565021.0000000000 · 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: 4565021.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2012	4,610,848 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16646 · revision 1 Value 4610848.0000000000 · 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: 4610848.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2013	4,642,419 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16645 · revision 1 Value 4642419.0000000000 · 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: 4642419.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2014	4,623,182 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16644 · revision 1 Value 4623182.0000000000 · 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: 4623182.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2015	4,629,320 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16643 · revision 1 Value 4629320.0000000000 · 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: 4629320.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2016	4,713,663 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16642 · revision 1 Value 4713663.0000000000 · 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: 4713663.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2017	4,793,511 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16641 · revision 1 Value 4793511.0000000000 · 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: 4793511.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2018	4,878,657 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16640 · revision 1 Value 4878657.0000000000 · 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: 4878657.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2019	4,944,703 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16639 · revision 1 Value 4944703.0000000000 · 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: 4944703.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2020	5,026,628 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16638 · revision 1 Value 5026628.0000000000 · 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: 5026628.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2021	5,112,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16637 · revision 1 Value 5112100.0000000000 · 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: 5112100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2022	5,098,039 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16636 · revision 1 Value 5098039.0000000000 · 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: 5098039.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2023	5,152,421 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16635 · revision 1 Value 5152421.0000000000 · 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: 5152421.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2024	5,330,690 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16634 · revision 1 Value 5330690.0000000000 · 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: 5330690.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified
2025	5,513,282 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16633 · revision 1 Value 5513282.0000000000 · 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: 5513282.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:21 · source revision unspecified

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