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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	42,869,283 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19404 · revision 1 Value 42869283.0000000000 · 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: 42869283.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1991	43,295,704 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19403 · revision 1 Value 43295704.0000000000 · 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: 43295704.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1992	43,747,962 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19402 · revision 1 Value 43747962.0000000000 · 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: 43747962.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1993	44,194,628 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19401 · revision 1 Value 44194628.0000000000 · 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: 44194628.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1994	44,641,540 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19400 · revision 1 Value 44641540.0000000000 · 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: 44641540.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1995	45,092,991 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19399 · revision 1 Value 45092991.0000000000 · 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: 45092991.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1996	45,524,681 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19398 · revision 1 Value 45524681.0000000000 · 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: 45524681.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1997	45,953,580 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19397 · revision 1 Value 45953580.0000000000 · 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: 45953580.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1998	46,286,503 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19396 · revision 1 Value 46286503.0000000000 · 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: 46286503.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1999	46,616,677 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19395 · revision 1 Value 46616677.0000000000 · 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: 46616677.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2000	47,008,111 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19394 · revision 1 Value 47008111.0000000000 · 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: 47008111.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2001	47,370,164 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19393 · revision 1 Value 47370164.0000000000 · 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: 47370164.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2002	47,644,736 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19392 · revision 1 Value 47644736.0000000000 · 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: 47644736.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2003	47,892,330 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19391 · revision 1 Value 47892330.0000000000 · 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: 47892330.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2004	48,082,519 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19390 · revision 1 Value 48082519.0000000000 · 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: 48082519.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2005	48,184,561 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19389 · revision 1 Value 48184561.0000000000 · 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: 48184561.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2006	48,438,292 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19388 · revision 1 Value 48438292.0000000000 · 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: 48438292.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2007	48,683,638 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19387 · revision 1 Value 48683638.0000000000 · 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: 48683638.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2008	49,054,708 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19386 · revision 1 Value 49054708.0000000000 · 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: 49054708.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2009	49,307,835 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19385 · revision 1 Value 49307835.0000000000 · 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: 49307835.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2010	49,554,112 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19384 · revision 1 Value 49554112.0000000000 · 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: 49554112.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2011	49,936,638 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19383 · revision 1 Value 49936638.0000000000 · 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: 49936638.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2012	50,199,853 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19382 · revision 1 Value 50199853.0000000000 · 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: 50199853.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2013	50,428,893 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19381 · revision 1 Value 50428893.0000000000 · 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: 50428893.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2014	50,746,659 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19380 · revision 1 Value 50746659.0000000000 · 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: 50746659.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2015	51,014,947 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19379 · revision 1 Value 51014947.0000000000 · 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: 51014947.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2016	51,217,803 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19378 · revision 1 Value 51217803.0000000000 · 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: 51217803.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2017	51,361,911 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19377 · revision 1 Value 51361911.0000000000 · 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: 51361911.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2018	51,585,058 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19376 · revision 1 Value 51585058.0000000000 · 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: 51585058.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2019	51,764,822 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19375 · revision 1 Value 51764822.0000000000 · 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: 51764822.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2020	51,836,239 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19374 · revision 1 Value 51836239.0000000000 · 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: 51836239.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2021	51,769,539 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19373 · revision 1 Value 51769539.0000000000 · 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: 51769539.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2022	51,672,569 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19372 · revision 1 Value 51672569.0000000000 · 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: 51672569.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2023	51,712,619 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19371 · revision 1 Value 51712619.0000000000 · 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: 51712619.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2024	51,751,065 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19370 · revision 1 Value 51751065.0000000000 · 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: 51751065.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2025	51,684,564 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19369 · revision 1 Value 51684564.0000000000 · 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: 51684564.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified

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