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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	4,162,559 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20664 · revision 1 Value 4162559.0000000000 · 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: 4162559.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1991	4,259,637 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20663 · revision 1 Value 4259637.0000000000 · 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: 4259637.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1992	4,357,026 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20662 · revision 1 Value 4357026.0000000000 · 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: 4357026.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1993	4,453,732 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20661 · revision 1 Value 4453732.0000000000 · 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: 4453732.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1994	4,549,316 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20660 · revision 1 Value 4549316.0000000000 · 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: 4549316.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1995	4,642,931 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20659 · revision 1 Value 4642931.0000000000 · 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: 4642931.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1996	4,729,974 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20658 · revision 1 Value 4729974.0000000000 · 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: 4729974.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1997	4,809,573 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20657 · revision 1 Value 4809573.0000000000 · 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: 4809573.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1998	4,883,655 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20656 · revision 1 Value 4883655.0000000000 · 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: 4883655.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
1999	4,954,018 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20655 · revision 1 Value 4954018.0000000000 · 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: 4954018.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2000	5,022,633 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20654 · revision 1 Value 5022633.0000000000 · 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: 5022633.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2001	5,087,825 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20653 · revision 1 Value 5087825.0000000000 · 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: 5087825.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2002	5,149,909 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20652 · revision 1 Value 5149909.0000000000 · 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: 5149909.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2003	5,210,963 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20651 · revision 1 Value 5210963.0000000000 · 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: 5210963.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2004	5,272,912 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20650 · revision 1 Value 5272912.0000000000 · 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: 5272912.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2005	5,342,105 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20649 · revision 1 Value 5342105.0000000000 · 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: 5342105.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2006	5,418,855 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20648 · revision 1 Value 5418855.0000000000 · 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: 5418855.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2007	5,497,243 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20647 · revision 1 Value 5497243.0000000000 · 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: 5497243.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2008	5,576,593 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20646 · revision 1 Value 5576593.0000000000 · 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: 5576593.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2009	5,656,601 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20645 · revision 1 Value 5656601.0000000000 · 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: 5656601.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2010	5,737,450 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20644 · revision 1 Value 5737450.0000000000 · 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: 5737450.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2011	5,819,051 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20643 · revision 1 Value 5819051.0000000000 · 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: 5819051.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2012	5,901,287 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20642 · revision 1 Value 5901287.0000000000 · 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: 5901287.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2013	5,983,845 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20641 · revision 1 Value 5983845.0000000000 · 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: 5983845.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2014	6,066,492 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20640 · revision 1 Value 6066492.0000000000 · 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: 6066492.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2015	6,149,417 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20639 · revision 1 Value 6149417.0000000000 · 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: 6149417.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2016	6,232,666 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20638 · revision 1 Value 6232666.0000000000 · 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: 6232666.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2017	6,316,231 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20637 · revision 1 Value 6316231.0000000000 · 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: 6316231.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2018	6,400,080 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20636 · revision 1 Value 6400080.0000000000 · 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: 6400080.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2019	6,483,657 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20635 · revision 1 Value 6483657.0000000000 · 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: 6483657.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2020	6,565,267 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20634 · revision 1 Value 6565267.0000000000 · 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: 6565267.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2021	6,644,741 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20633 · revision 1 Value 6644741.0000000000 · 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: 6644741.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2022	6,730,654 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20632 · revision 1 Value 6730654.0000000000 · 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: 6730654.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2023	6,823,613 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20631 · revision 1 Value 6823613.0000000000 · 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: 6823613.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2024	6,916,140 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20630 · revision 1 Value 6916140.0000000000 · 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: 6916140.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified
2025	7,007,502 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20629 · revision 1 Value 7007502.0000000000 · 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: 7007502.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:43 · source revision unspecified

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