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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	1,951,878 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20376 · revision 1 Value 1951878.0000000000 · 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: 1951878.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
1991	2,009,738 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20375 · revision 1 Value 2009738.0000000000 · 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: 2009738.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
1992	2,088,135 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20374 · revision 1 Value 2088135.0000000000 · 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: 2088135.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
1993	2,174,328 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20373 · revision 1 Value 2174328.0000000000 · 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: 2174328.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
1994	2,249,454 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20372 · revision 1 Value 2249454.0000000000 · 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: 2249454.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
1995	2,312,017 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20371 · revision 1 Value 2312017.0000000000 · 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: 2312017.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
1996	2,358,188 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20370 · revision 1 Value 2358188.0000000000 · 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: 2358188.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
1997	2,411,306 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20369 · revision 1 Value 2411306.0000000000 · 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: 2411306.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
1998	2,474,651 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20368 · revision 1 Value 2474651.0000000000 · 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: 2474651.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
1999	2,541,698 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20367 · revision 1 Value 2541698.0000000000 · 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: 2541698.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2000	2,613,441 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20366 · revision 1 Value 2613441.0000000000 · 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: 2613441.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2001	2,678,760 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20365 · revision 1 Value 2678760.0000000000 · 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: 2678760.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2002	2,738,655 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20364 · revision 1 Value 2738655.0000000000 · 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: 2738655.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2003	2,802,046 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20363 · revision 1 Value 2802046.0000000000 · 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: 2802046.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2004	2,868,664 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20362 · revision 1 Value 2868664.0000000000 · 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: 2868664.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2005	2,939,059 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20361 · revision 1 Value 2939059.0000000000 · 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: 2939059.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2006	3,013,660 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20360 · revision 1 Value 3013660.0000000000 · 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: 3013660.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2007	3,093,059 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20359 · revision 1 Value 3093059.0000000000 · 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: 3093059.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2008	3,183,269 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20358 · revision 1 Value 3183269.0000000000 · 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: 3183269.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2009	3,284,448 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20357 · revision 1 Value 3284448.0000000000 · 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: 3284448.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2010	3,390,965 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20356 · revision 1 Value 3390965.0000000000 · 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: 3390965.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2011	3,502,811 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20355 · revision 1 Value 3502811.0000000000 · 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: 3502811.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2012	3,619,034 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20354 · revision 1 Value 3619034.0000000000 · 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: 3619034.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2013	3,734,318 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20353 · revision 1 Value 3734318.0000000000 · 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: 3734318.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2014	3,848,514 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20352 · revision 1 Value 3848514.0000000000 · 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: 3848514.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2015	3,965,959 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20351 · revision 1 Value 3965959.0000000000 · 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: 3965959.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2016	4,086,657 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20350 · revision 1 Value 4086657.0000000000 · 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: 4086657.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2017	4,210,600 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20349 · revision 1 Value 4210600.0000000000 · 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: 4210600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2018	4,337,685 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20348 · revision 1 Value 4337685.0000000000 · 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: 4337685.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2019	4,467,708 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20347 · revision 1 Value 4467708.0000000000 · 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: 4467708.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2020	4,600,131 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20346 · revision 1 Value 4600131.0000000000 · 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: 4600131.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2021	4,734,874 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20345 · revision 1 Value 4734874.0000000000 · 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: 4734874.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2022	4,875,637 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20344 · revision 1 Value 4875637.0000000000 · 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: 4875637.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2023	5,022,441 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20343 · revision 1 Value 5022441.0000000000 · 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: 5022441.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2024	5,169,395 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20342 · revision 1 Value 5169395.0000000000 · 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: 5169395.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified
2025	5,315,065 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20341 · revision 1 Value 5315065.0000000000 · 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: 5315065.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:41 · source revision unspecified

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