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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	5,399,726 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19116 · revision 1 Value 5399726.0000000000 · 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: 5399726.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
1991	5,495,077 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19115 · revision 1 Value 5495077.0000000000 · 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: 5495077.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
1992	5,585,609 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19114 · revision 1 Value 5585609.0000000000 · 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: 5585609.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
1993	5,659,957 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19113 · revision 1 Value 5659957.0000000000 · 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: 5659957.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
1994	5,714,129 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19112 · revision 1 Value 5714129.0000000000 · 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: 5714129.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
1995	5,762,131 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19111 · revision 1 Value 5762131.0000000000 · 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: 5762131.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
1996	5,805,286 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19110 · revision 1 Value 5805286.0000000000 · 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: 5805286.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
1997	5,844,578 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19109 · revision 1 Value 5844578.0000000000 · 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: 5844578.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
1998	5,880,781 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19108 · revision 1 Value 5880781.0000000000 · 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: 5880781.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
1999	5,913,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19107 · revision 1 Value 5913900.0000000000 · 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: 5913900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2000	5,943,366 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19106 · revision 1 Value 5943366.0000000000 · 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: 5943366.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2001	5,968,060 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19105 · revision 1 Value 5968060.0000000000 · 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: 5968060.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2002	5,986,631 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19104 · revision 1 Value 5986631.0000000000 · 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: 5986631.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2003	5,998,599 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19103 · revision 1 Value 5998599.0000000000 · 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: 5998599.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2004	6,004,671 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19102 · revision 1 Value 6004671.0000000000 · 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: 6004671.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2005	6,005,578 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19101 · revision 1 Value 6005578.0000000000 · 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: 6005578.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2006	6,002,319 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19100 · revision 1 Value 6002319.0000000000 · 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: 6002319.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2007	6,009,824 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19099 · revision 1 Value 6009824.0000000000 · 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: 6009824.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2008	6,029,297 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19098 · revision 1 Value 6029297.0000000000 · 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: 6029297.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2009	6,048,279 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19097 · revision 1 Value 6048279.0000000000 · 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: 6048279.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2010	6,068,249 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19096 · revision 1 Value 6068249.0000000000 · 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: 6068249.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2011	6,090,127 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19095 · revision 1 Value 6090127.0000000000 · 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: 6090127.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2012	6,113,975 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19094 · revision 1 Value 6113975.0000000000 · 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: 6113975.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2013	6,138,839 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19093 · revision 1 Value 6138839.0000000000 · 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: 6138839.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2014	6,162,955 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19092 · revision 1 Value 6162955.0000000000 · 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: 6162955.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2015	6,183,676 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19091 · revision 1 Value 6183676.0000000000 · 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: 6183676.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2016	6,200,800 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19090 · revision 1 Value 6200800.0000000000 · 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: 6200800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2017	6,213,533 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19089 · revision 1 Value 6213533.0000000000 · 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: 6213533.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2018	6,219,807 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19088 · revision 1 Value 6219807.0000000000 · 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: 6219807.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2019	6,222,318 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19087 · revision 1 Value 6222318.0000000000 · 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: 6222318.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2020	6,234,673 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19086 · revision 1 Value 6234673.0000000000 · 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: 6234673.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2021	6,255,782 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19085 · revision 1 Value 6255782.0000000000 · 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: 6255782.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2022	6,280,319 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19084 · revision 1 Value 6280319.0000000000 · 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: 6280319.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2023	6,309,624 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19083 · revision 1 Value 6309624.0000000000 · 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: 6309624.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2024	6,338,193 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19082 · revision 1 Value 6338193.0000000000 · 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: 6338193.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified
2025	6,365,503 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19081 · revision 1 Value 6365503.0000000000 · 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: 6365503.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified

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