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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	40,746,268 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22752 · revision 1 Value 40746268.0000000000 · 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: 40746268.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1991	41,687,898 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22751 · revision 1 Value 41687898.0000000000 · 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: 41687898.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1992	42,443,509 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22750 · revision 1 Value 42443509.0000000000 · 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: 42443509.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1993	43,297,156 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22749 · revision 1 Value 43297156.0000000000 · 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: 43297156.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1994	44,004,139 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22748 · revision 1 Value 44004139.0000000000 · 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: 44004139.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1995	44,541,554 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22747 · revision 1 Value 44541554.0000000000 · 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: 44541554.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1996	45,123,018 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22746 · revision 1 Value 45123018.0000000000 · 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: 45123018.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1997	45,666,838 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22745 · revision 1 Value 45666838.0000000000 · 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: 45666838.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1998	46,223,880 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22744 · revision 1 Value 46223880.0000000000 · 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: 46223880.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
1999	46,730,335 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22743 · revision 1 Value 46730335.0000000000 · 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: 46730335.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2000	47,159,719 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22742 · revision 1 Value 47159719.0000000000 · 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: 47159719.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2001	47,566,800 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22741 · revision 1 Value 47566800.0000000000 · 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: 47566800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2002	48,019,415 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22740 · revision 1 Value 48019415.0000000000 · 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: 48019415.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2003	48,500,348 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22739 · revision 1 Value 48500348.0000000000 · 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: 48500348.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:55 · source revision unspecified
2004	48,991,421 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22738 · revision 1 Value 48991421.0000000000 · 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: 48991421.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2005	49,490,033 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22737 · revision 1 Value 49490033.0000000000 · 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: 49490033.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2006	49,998,277 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22736 · revision 1 Value 49998277.0000000000 · 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: 49998277.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2007	50,528,584 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22735 · revision 1 Value 50528584.0000000000 · 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: 50528584.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2008	51,114,599 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22734 · revision 1 Value 51114599.0000000000 · 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: 51114599.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2009	51,728,516 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22733 · revision 1 Value 51728516.0000000000 · 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: 51728516.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2010	52,344,051 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22732 · revision 1 Value 52344051.0000000000 · 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: 52344051.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2011	52,995,205 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22731 · revision 1 Value 52995205.0000000000 · 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: 52995205.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2012	53,782,567 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22730 · revision 1 Value 53782567.0000000000 · 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: 53782567.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2013	54,678,791 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22729 · revision 1 Value 54678791.0000000000 · 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: 54678791.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2014	55,594,838 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22728 · revision 1 Value 55594838.0000000000 · 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: 55594838.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2015	56,723,537 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22727 · revision 1 Value 56723537.0000000000 · 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: 56723537.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2016	57,259,551 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22726 · revision 1 Value 57259551.0000000000 · 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: 57259551.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2017	57,635,162 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22725 · revision 1 Value 57635162.0000000000 · 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: 57635162.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2018	58,613,001 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22724 · revision 1 Value 58613001.0000000000 · 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: 58613001.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2019	59,587,885 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22723 · revision 1 Value 59587885.0000000000 · 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: 59587885.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2020	60,562,381 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22722 · revision 1 Value 60562381.0000000000 · 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: 60562381.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2021	61,502,603 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22721 · revision 1 Value 61502603.0000000000 · 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: 61502603.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2022	62,378,410 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22720 · revision 1 Value 62378410.0000000000 · 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: 62378410.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2023	63,212,384 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22719 · revision 1 Value 63212384.0000000000 · 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: 63212384.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2024	64,007,187 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22718 · revision 1 Value 64007187.0000000000 · 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: 64007187.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified
2025	64,747,319 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #22717 · revision 1 Value 64747319.0000000000 · 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: 64747319.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:54 · source revision unspecified

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