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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	4,311,955 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19476 · revision 1 Value 4311955.0000000000 · 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: 4311955.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1991	4,435,118 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19475 · revision 1 Value 4435118.0000000000 · 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: 4435118.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1992	4,559,646 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19474 · revision 1 Value 4559646.0000000000 · 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: 4559646.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1993	4,685,060 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19473 · revision 1 Value 4685060.0000000000 · 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: 4685060.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1994	4,809,220 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19472 · revision 1 Value 4809220.0000000000 · 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: 4809220.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1995	4,929,409 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19471 · revision 1 Value 4929409.0000000000 · 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: 4929409.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1996	5,045,678 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19470 · revision 1 Value 5045678.0000000000 · 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: 5045678.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1997	5,152,011 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19469 · revision 1 Value 5152011.0000000000 · 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: 5152011.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1998	5,248,266 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19468 · revision 1 Value 5248266.0000000000 · 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: 5248266.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
1999	5,340,784 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19467 · revision 1 Value 5340784.0000000000 · 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: 5340784.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2000	5,431,212 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19466 · revision 1 Value 5431212.0000000000 · 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: 5431212.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2001	5,521,482 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19465 · revision 1 Value 5521482.0000000000 · 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: 5521482.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2002	5,610,889 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19464 · revision 1 Value 5610889.0000000000 · 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: 5610889.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2003	5,697,945 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19463 · revision 1 Value 5697945.0000000000 · 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: 5697945.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2004	5,781,626 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19462 · revision 1 Value 5781626.0000000000 · 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: 5781626.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2005	5,869,523 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19461 · revision 1 Value 5869523.0000000000 · 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: 5869523.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2006	5,963,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19460 · revision 1 Value 5963200.0000000000 · 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: 5963200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2007	6,056,236 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19459 · revision 1 Value 6056236.0000000000 · 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: 6056236.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2008	6,148,969 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19458 · revision 1 Value 6148969.0000000000 · 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: 6148969.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2009	6,241,642 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19457 · revision 1 Value 6241642.0000000000 · 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: 6241642.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2010	6,334,194 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19456 · revision 1 Value 6334194.0000000000 · 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: 6334194.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2011	6,426,590 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19455 · revision 1 Value 6426590.0000000000 · 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: 6426590.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2012	6,518,978 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19454 · revision 1 Value 6518978.0000000000 · 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: 6518978.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2013	6,611,385 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19453 · revision 1 Value 6611385.0000000000 · 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: 6611385.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2014	6,703,172 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19452 · revision 1 Value 6703172.0000000000 · 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: 6703172.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2015	6,801,645 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19451 · revision 1 Value 6801645.0000000000 · 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: 6801645.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2016	6,908,802 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19450 · revision 1 Value 6908802.0000000000 · 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: 6908802.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2017	7,018,147 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19449 · revision 1 Value 7018147.0000000000 · 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: 7018147.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2018	7,128,045 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19448 · revision 1 Value 7128045.0000000000 · 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: 7128045.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2019	7,237,636 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19447 · revision 1 Value 7237636.0000000000 · 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: 7237636.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2020	7,346,533 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19446 · revision 1 Value 7346533.0000000000 · 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: 7346533.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2021	7,453,194 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19445 · revision 1 Value 7453194.0000000000 · 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: 7453194.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2022	7,559,007 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19444 · revision 1 Value 7559007.0000000000 · 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: 7559007.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2023	7,664,993 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19443 · revision 1 Value 7664993.0000000000 · 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: 7664993.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2024	7,769,819 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19442 · revision 1 Value 7769819.0000000000 · 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: 7769819.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified
2025	7,873,046 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19441 · revision 1 Value 7873046.0000000000 · 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: 7873046.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:36 · source revision unspecified

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