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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	4,737,633 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22032 · revision 1 Value 4737633.0000000000 · 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: 4737633.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1991	4,836,677 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22031 · revision 1 Value 4836677.0000000000 · 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: 4836677.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1992	4,909,749 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22030 · revision 1 Value 4909749.0000000000 · 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: 4909749.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1993	4,956,002 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22029 · revision 1 Value 4956002.0000000000 · 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: 4956002.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1994	5,071,184 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22028 · revision 1 Value 5071184.0000000000 · 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: 5071184.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1995	5,225,836 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22027 · revision 1 Value 5225836.0000000000 · 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: 5225836.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1996	5,356,925 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22026 · revision 1 Value 5356925.0000000000 · 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: 5356925.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1997	5,509,136 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22025 · revision 1 Value 5509136.0000000000 · 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: 5509136.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1998	5,620,068 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22024 · revision 1 Value 5620068.0000000000 · 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: 5620068.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1999	5,771,628 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22023 · revision 1 Value 5771628.0000000000 · 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: 5771628.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2000	6,032,267 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22022 · revision 1 Value 6032267.0000000000 · 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: 6032267.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2001	6,308,391 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22021 · revision 1 Value 6308391.0000000000 · 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: 6308391.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2002	6,596,806 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22020 · revision 1 Value 6596806.0000000000 · 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: 6596806.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2003	6,903,127 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22019 · revision 1 Value 6903127.0000000000 · 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: 6903127.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2004	7,233,041 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22018 · revision 1 Value 7233041.0000000000 · 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: 7233041.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2005	7,590,143 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22017 · revision 1 Value 7590143.0000000000 · 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: 7590143.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2006	7,976,526 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22016 · revision 1 Value 7976526.0000000000 · 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: 7976526.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2007	8,388,788 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22015 · revision 1 Value 8388788.0000000000 · 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: 8388788.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2008	8,817,647 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22014 · revision 1 Value 8817647.0000000000 · 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: 8817647.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2009	9,243,556 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22013 · revision 1 Value 9243556.0000000000 · 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: 9243556.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2010	9,745,953 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22012 · revision 1 Value 9745953.0000000000 · 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: 9745953.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2011	10,288,109 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22011 · revision 1 Value 10288109.0000000000 · 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: 10288109.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2012	10,756,240 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22010 · revision 1 Value 10756240.0000000000 · 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: 10756240.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2013	11,166,275 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22009 · revision 1 Value 11166275.0000000000 · 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: 11166275.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2014	11,235,073 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22008 · revision 1 Value 11235073.0000000000 · 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: 11235073.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2015	11,107,561 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22007 · revision 1 Value 11107561.0000000000 · 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: 11107561.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2016	10,830,102 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22006 · revision 1 Value 10830102.0000000000 · 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: 10830102.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2017	10,259,154 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22005 · revision 1 Value 10259154.0000000000 · 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: 10259154.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2018	10,122,977 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22004 · revision 1 Value 10122977.0000000000 · 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: 10122977.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2019	10,423,384 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22003 · revision 1 Value 10423384.0000000000 · 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: 10423384.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2020	10,698,467 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22002 · revision 1 Value 10698467.0000000000 · 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: 10698467.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2021	10,865,780 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22001 · revision 1 Value 10865780.0000000000 · 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: 10865780.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2022	11,021,177 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22000 · revision 1 Value 11021177.0000000000 · 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: 11021177.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2023	11,483,374 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21999 · revision 1 Value 11483374.0000000000 · 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: 11483374.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2024	11,943,408 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21998 · revision 1 Value 11943408.0000000000 · 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: 11943408.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2025	12,188,788 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21997 · revision 1 Value 12188788.0000000000 · 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: 12188788.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified

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