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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	4,196,828 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21888 · revision 1 Value 4196828.0000000000 · 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: 4196828.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1991	4,246,267 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21887 · revision 1 Value 4246267.0000000000 · 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: 4246267.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1992	4,166,366 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21886 · revision 1 Value 4166366.0000000000 · 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: 4166366.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1993	4,157,130 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21885 · revision 1 Value 4157130.0000000000 · 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: 4157130.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1994	4,173,105 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21884 · revision 1 Value 4173105.0000000000 · 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: 4173105.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1995	4,179,179 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21883 · revision 1 Value 4179179.0000000000 · 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: 4179179.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1996	4,199,210 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21882 · revision 1 Value 4199210.0000000000 · 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: 4199210.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1997	4,253,716 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21881 · revision 1 Value 4253716.0000000000 · 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: 4253716.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1998	4,295,785 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21880 · revision 1 Value 4295785.0000000000 · 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: 4295785.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1999	4,318,043 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21879 · revision 1 Value 4318043.0000000000 · 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: 4318043.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2000	4,423,611 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21878 · revision 1 Value 4423611.0000000000 · 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: 4423611.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2001	4,692,716 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21877 · revision 1 Value 4692716.0000000000 · 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: 4692716.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2002	4,971,435 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21876 · revision 1 Value 4971435.0000000000 · 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: 4971435.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2003	5,177,687 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21875 · revision 1 Value 5177687.0000000000 · 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: 5177687.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2004	5,355,717 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21874 · revision 1 Value 5355717.0000000000 · 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: 5355717.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2005	5,501,712 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21873 · revision 1 Value 5501712.0000000000 · 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: 5501712.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2006	5,624,466 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21872 · revision 1 Value 5624466.0000000000 · 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: 5624466.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2007	5,749,352 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21871 · revision 1 Value 5749352.0000000000 · 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: 5749352.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2008	5,894,722 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21870 · revision 1 Value 5894722.0000000000 · 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: 5894722.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2009	6,055,646 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21869 · revision 1 Value 6055646.0000000000 · 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: 6055646.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2010	6,222,714 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21868 · revision 1 Value 6222714.0000000000 · 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: 6222714.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2011	6,387,251 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21867 · revision 1 Value 6387251.0000000000 · 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: 6387251.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2012	6,551,080 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21866 · revision 1 Value 6551080.0000000000 · 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: 6551080.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2013	6,714,051 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21865 · revision 1 Value 6714051.0000000000 · 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: 6714051.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2014	6,876,385 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21864 · revision 1 Value 6876385.0000000000 · 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: 6876385.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2015	7,037,655 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21863 · revision 1 Value 7037655.0000000000 · 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: 7037655.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2016	7,205,328 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21862 · revision 1 Value 7205328.0000000000 · 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: 7205328.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2017	7,379,299 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21861 · revision 1 Value 7379299.0000000000 · 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: 7379299.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2018	7,554,563 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21860 · revision 1 Value 7554563.0000000000 · 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: 7554563.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2019	7,731,991 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21859 · revision 1 Value 7731991.0000000000 · 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: 7731991.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2020	7,912,558 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21858 · revision 1 Value 7912558.0000000000 · 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: 7912558.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2021	8,094,602 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21857 · revision 1 Value 8094602.0000000000 · 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: 8094602.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2022	8,276,807 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21856 · revision 1 Value 8276807.0000000000 · 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: 8276807.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2023	8,460,512 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21855 · revision 1 Value 8460512.0000000000 · 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: 8460512.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2024	8,642,022 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21854 · revision 1 Value 8642022.0000000000 · 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: 8642022.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified
2025	8,819,794 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21853 · revision 1 Value 8819794.0000000000 · 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: 8819794.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:50 · source revision unspecified

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