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Reference period 2025 · people
World Bank · World Development Indicators
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$76,970
Reference period: 2025 · World Bank · World Development Indicators
This is an economy-wide average, not a person's salary or a household's disposable income. The same average can coexist with different income distributions.
82.3 years
Reference period: 2024 · World Bank · World Development Indicators
Life expectancy at birth is neither the average age of living residents nor an individual's remaining lifespan. It summarizes mortality conditions; median age describes population composition.
World Bank · World Development Indicators
Exact values by period are available in the table below.
| Reference period | Value | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,728,010 people | |
| 2017 | 5,764,980 people | |
| 2018 | 5,793,636 people | |
| 2019 | 5,814,422 people | |
| 2020 | 5,831,404 people | |
| 2021 | 5,856,733 people | |
| 2022 | 5,903,037 people | |
| 2023 | 5,946,952 people | |
| 2024 | 5,976,992 people | |
| 2025 | 6,009,169 people |
Results: 1
| Indicator | Value | Reference period | Source | Quality | Historical trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity (% of population) | 100% | 2024 | World Bank | No trend available |
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