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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	3,121,706 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17064 · revision 1 Value 3121706.0000000000 · 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: 3121706.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
1991	3,202,176 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17063 · revision 1 Value 3202176.0000000000 · 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: 3202176.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
1992	3,284,258 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17062 · revision 1 Value 3284258.0000000000 · 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: 3284258.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
1993	3,367,434 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17061 · revision 1 Value 3367434.0000000000 · 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: 3367434.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
1994	3,451,122 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17060 · revision 1 Value 3451122.0000000000 · 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: 3451122.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
1995	3,535,176 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17059 · revision 1 Value 3535176.0000000000 · 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: 3535176.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
1996	3,619,013 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17058 · revision 1 Value 3619013.0000000000 · 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: 3619013.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
1997	3,701,711 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17057 · revision 1 Value 3701711.0000000000 · 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: 3701711.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
1998	3,782,838 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17056 · revision 1 Value 3782838.0000000000 · 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: 3782838.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
1999	3,862,101 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17055 · revision 1 Value 3862101.0000000000 · 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: 3862101.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2000	3,937,739 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17054 · revision 1 Value 3937739.0000000000 · 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: 3937739.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2001	4,008,947 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17053 · revision 1 Value 4008947.0000000000 · 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: 4008947.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2002	4,075,705 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17052 · revision 1 Value 4075705.0000000000 · 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: 4075705.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2003	4,138,784 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17051 · revision 1 Value 4138784.0000000000 · 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: 4138784.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2004	4,200,078 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17050 · revision 1 Value 4200078.0000000000 · 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: 4200078.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2005	4,261,240 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17049 · revision 1 Value 4261240.0000000000 · 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: 4261240.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2006	4,321,340 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17048 · revision 1 Value 4321340.0000000000 · 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: 4321340.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2007	4,380,248 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17047 · revision 1 Value 4380248.0000000000 · 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: 4380248.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2008	4,440,056 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17046 · revision 1 Value 4440056.0000000000 · 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: 4440056.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2009	4,499,791 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17045 · revision 1 Value 4499791.0000000000 · 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: 4499791.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2010	4,555,962 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17044 · revision 1 Value 4555962.0000000000 · 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: 4555962.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2011	4,609,833 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17043 · revision 1 Value 4609833.0000000000 · 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: 4609833.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2012	4,663,934 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17042 · revision 1 Value 4663934.0000000000 · 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: 4663934.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2013	4,716,147 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17041 · revision 1 Value 4716147.0000000000 · 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: 4716147.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2014	4,767,119 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17040 · revision 1 Value 4767119.0000000000 · 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: 4767119.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2015	4,818,038 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17039 · revision 1 Value 4818038.0000000000 · 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: 4818038.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2016	4,866,998 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17038 · revision 1 Value 4866998.0000000000 · 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: 4866998.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2017	4,913,177 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17037 · revision 1 Value 4913177.0000000000 · 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: 4913177.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2018	4,957,818 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17036 · revision 1 Value 4957818.0000000000 · 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: 4957818.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2019	4,999,553 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17035 · revision 1 Value 4999553.0000000000 · 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: 4999553.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2020	5,034,320 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17034 · revision 1 Value 5034320.0000000000 · 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: 5034320.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2021	5,059,988 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17033 · revision 1 Value 5059988.0000000000 · 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: 5059988.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2022	5,081,765 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17032 · revision 1 Value 5081765.0000000000 · 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: 5081765.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2023	5,105,525 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17031 · revision 1 Value 5105525.0000000000 · 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: 5105525.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2024	5,129,910 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17030 · revision 1 Value 5129910.0000000000 · 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: 5129910.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified
2025	5,152,950 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #17029 · revision 1 Value 5152950.0000000000 · 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: 5152950.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:22 · source revision unspecified

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