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Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	122,980 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22068 · revision 1 Value 122980.0000000000 · 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: 122980.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:52 · source revision unspecified
1991	125,697 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22067 · revision 1 Value 125697.0000000000 · 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: 125697.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:52 · source revision unspecified
1992	128,110 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22066 · revision 1 Value 128110.0000000000 · 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: 128110.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:52 · source revision unspecified
1993	130,467 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22065 · revision 1 Value 130467.0000000000 · 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: 130467.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:52 · source revision unspecified
1994	132,732 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22064 · revision 1 Value 132732.0000000000 · 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: 132732.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:52 · source revision unspecified
1995	134,895 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22063 · revision 1 Value 134895.0000000000 · 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: 134895.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:52 · source revision unspecified
1996	136,962 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22062 · revision 1 Value 136962.0000000000 · 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: 136962.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1997	138,922 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22061 · revision 1 Value 138922.0000000000 · 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: 138922.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1998	140,751 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22060 · revision 1 Value 140751.0000000000 · 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: 140751.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
1999	142,442 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22059 · revision 1 Value 142442.0000000000 · 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: 142442.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2000	144,018 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22058 · revision 1 Value 144018.0000000000 · 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: 144018.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2001	146,375 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22057 · revision 1 Value 146375.0000000000 · 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: 146375.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2002	149,922 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22056 · revision 1 Value 149922.0000000000 · 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: 149922.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2003	153,814 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22055 · revision 1 Value 153814.0000000000 · 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: 153814.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2004	157,705 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22054 · revision 1 Value 157705.0000000000 · 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: 157705.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2005	161,639 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22053 · revision 1 Value 161639.0000000000 · 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: 161639.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2006	165,638 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22052 · revision 1 Value 165638.0000000000 · 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: 165638.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2007	169,700 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22051 · revision 1 Value 169700.0000000000 · 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: 169700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2008	173,793 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22050 · revision 1 Value 173793.0000000000 · 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: 173793.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2009	177,853 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22049 · revision 1 Value 177853.0000000000 · 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: 177853.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2010	181,802 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22048 · revision 1 Value 181802.0000000000 · 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: 181802.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2011	185,649 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22047 · revision 1 Value 185649.0000000000 · 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: 185649.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2012	189,439 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22046 · revision 1 Value 189439.0000000000 · 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: 189439.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2013	193,148 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22045 · revision 1 Value 193148.0000000000 · 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: 193148.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2014	196,767 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22044 · revision 1 Value 196767.0000000000 · 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: 196767.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2015	200,291 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22043 · revision 1 Value 200291.0000000000 · 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: 200291.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2016	203,689 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22042 · revision 1 Value 203689.0000000000 · 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: 203689.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2017	206,970 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22041 · revision 1 Value 206970.0000000000 · 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: 206970.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2018	210,187 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22040 · revision 1 Value 210187.0000000000 · 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: 210187.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2019	213,392 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22039 · revision 1 Value 213392.0000000000 · 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: 213392.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2020	217,435 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22038 · revision 1 Value 217435.0000000000 · 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: 217435.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2021	221,961 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22037 · revision 1 Value 221961.0000000000 · 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: 221961.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2022	226,305 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22036 · revision 1 Value 226305.0000000000 · 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: 226305.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2023	230,871 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22035 · revision 1 Value 230871.0000000000 · 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: 230871.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2024	235,536 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22034 · revision 1 Value 235536.0000000000 · 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: 235536.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified
2025	240,254 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22033 · revision 1 Value 240254.0000000000 · 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: 240254.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:51 · source revision unspecified

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