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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	12,579,208 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22320 · revision 1 Value 12579208.0000000000 · 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: 12579208.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
1991	12,980,821 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22319 · revision 1 Value 12980821.0000000000 · 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: 12980821.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
1992	13,385,571 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22318 · revision 1 Value 13385571.0000000000 · 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: 13385571.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
1993	13,795,686 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22317 · revision 1 Value 13795686.0000000000 · 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: 13795686.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
1994	14,208,583 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22316 · revision 1 Value 14208583.0000000000 · 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: 14208583.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
1995	14,616,801 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22315 · revision 1 Value 14616801.0000000000 · 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: 14616801.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
1996	15,018,104 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22314 · revision 1 Value 15018104.0000000000 · 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: 15018104.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
1997	15,417,542 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22313 · revision 1 Value 15417542.0000000000 · 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: 15417542.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
1998	15,820,413 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22312 · revision 1 Value 15820413.0000000000 · 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: 15820413.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
1999	16,228,061 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22311 · revision 1 Value 16228061.0000000000 · 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: 16228061.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2000	16,637,888 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22310 · revision 1 Value 16637888.0000000000 · 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: 16637888.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2001	17,051,338 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22309 · revision 1 Value 17051338.0000000000 · 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: 17051338.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2002	17,468,332 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22308 · revision 1 Value 17468332.0000000000 · 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: 17468332.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2003	17,889,296 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22307 · revision 1 Value 17889296.0000000000 · 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: 17889296.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2004	18,336,875 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22306 · revision 1 Value 18336875.0000000000 · 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: 18336875.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2005	18,814,091 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22305 · revision 1 Value 18814091.0000000000 · 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: 18814091.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2006	19,637,022 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22304 · revision 1 Value 19637022.0000000000 · 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: 19637022.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2007	20,884,125 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22303 · revision 1 Value 20884125.0000000000 · 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: 20884125.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2008	21,636,564 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22302 · revision 1 Value 21636564.0000000000 · 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: 21636564.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2009	21,976,969 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22301 · revision 1 Value 21976969.0000000000 · 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: 21976969.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2010	22,482,421 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22300 · revision 1 Value 22482421.0000000000 · 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: 22482421.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2011	22,878,098 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22299 · revision 1 Value 22878098.0000000000 · 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: 22878098.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2012	22,759,763 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22298 · revision 1 Value 22759763.0000000000 · 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: 22759763.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2013	21,666,917 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22297 · revision 1 Value 21666917.0000000000 · 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: 21666917.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2014	20,273,659 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22296 · revision 1 Value 20273659.0000000000 · 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: 20273659.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2015	19,424,618 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22295 · revision 1 Value 19424618.0000000000 · 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: 19424618.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2016	19,193,834 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22294 · revision 1 Value 19193834.0000000000 · 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: 19193834.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2017	19,224,668 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22293 · revision 1 Value 19224668.0000000000 · 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: 19224668.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2018	19,577,845 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22292 · revision 1 Value 19577845.0000000000 · 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: 19577845.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2019	20,353,534 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22291 · revision 1 Value 20353534.0000000000 · 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: 20353534.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2020	21,049,429 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22290 · revision 1 Value 21049429.0000000000 · 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: 21049429.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2021	21,628,839 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22289 · revision 1 Value 21628839.0000000000 · 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: 21628839.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2022	22,462,173 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22288 · revision 1 Value 22462173.0000000000 · 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: 22462173.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2023	23,594,623 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22287 · revision 1 Value 23594623.0000000000 · 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: 23594623.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2024	24,672,760 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22286 · revision 1 Value 24672760.0000000000 · 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: 24672760.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified
2025	25,620,427 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22285 · revision 1 Value 25620427.0000000000 · 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: 25620427.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:53 · source revision unspecified

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