Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,776,000 | 4,118,000 | 3,657,000 | 11.98 |
| 1951 | 7,879,000 | 4,164,000 | 3,715,000 | 12.14 |
| 1952 | 7,987,000 | 4,211,000 | 3,775,000 | 12.30 |
| 1953 | 8,096,000 | 4,259,000 | 3,836,000 | 12.47 |
| 1954 | 8,207,000 | 4,309,000 | 3,898,000 | 12.64 |
| 1955 | 8,326,000 | 4,362,000 | 3,964,000 | 12.83 |
| 1956 | 8,454,000 | 4,420,000 | 4,033,000 | 13.02 |
| 1957 | 8,588,000 | 4,481,000 | 4,106,000 | 13.23 |
| 1958 | 8,723,000 | 4,543,000 | 4,179,000 | 13.44 |
| 1959 | 8,869,000 | 4,611,000 | 4,257,000 | 13.66 |
| 1960 | 9,035,000 | 4,690,000 | 4,344,000 | 13.92 |
| 1961 | 9,214,000 | 4,775,000 | 4,438,000 | 14.19 |
| 1962 | 9,404,000 | 4,867,000 | 4,537,000 | 14.48 |
| 1963 | 9,604,000 | 4,963,000 | 4,640,000 | 14.79 |
| 1964 | 9,814,000 | 5,065,000 | 4,748,000 | 15.12 |
| 1965 | 10,036,000 | 5,173,000 | 4,862,000 | 15.46 |
| 1966 | 10,266,000 | 5,285,000 | 4,980,000 | 15.81 |
| 1967 | 10,505,000 | 5,402,000 | 5,103,000 | 16.18 |
| 1968 | 10,756,000 | 5,525,000 | 5,230,000 | 16.57 |
| 1969 | 11,017,000 | 5,654,000 | 5,363,000 | 16.97 |
| 1970 | 11,290,000 | 5,788,000 | 5,501,000 | 17.39 |
| 1971 | 11,567,000 | 5,925,000 | 5,641,000 | 17.82 |
| 1972 | 11,853,000 | 6,067,000 | 5,786,000 | 18.26 |
| 1973 | 12,157,000 | 6,218,000 | 5,939,000 | 18.73 |
| 1974 | 12,469,000 | 6,372,000 | 6,096,000 | 19.20 |
| 1975 | 12,773,000 | 6,524,000 | 6,249,000 | 19.67 |
| 1976 | 13,059,000 | 6,666,000 | 6,393,000 | 20.11 |
| 1977 | 13,340,000 | 6,806,000 | 6,534,000 | 20.55 |
| 1978 | 13,611,000 | 6,939,000 | 6,671,000 | 20.96 |
| 1979 | 13,655,000 | 6,954,000 | 6,701,000 | 21.03 |
| 1980 | 13,169,000 | 6,697,000 | 6,471,000 | 20.28 |
| 1981 | 11,937,000 | 6,062,000 | 5,875,000 | 18.39 |
| 1982 | 10,991,000 | 5,570,000 | 5,420,000 | 16.93 |
| 1983 | 10,917,000 | 5,520,000 | 5,397,000 | 16.82 |
| 1984 | 11,190,000 | 5,639,000 | 5,550,000 | 17.23 |
| 1985 | 11,426,000 | 5,736,000 | 5,690,000 | 17.60 |
| 1986 | 11,420,000 | 5,717,000 | 5,702,000 | 17.59 |
| 1987 | 11,387,000 | 5,691,000 | 5,696,000 | 17.54 |
| 1988 | 11,523,000 | 5,753,000 | 5,769,000 | 17.75 |
| 1989 | 11,874,000 | 5,926,000 | 5,947,000 | 18.29 |
| 1990 | 12,045,000 | 6,011,000 | 6,034,000 | 18.55 |
| 1991 | 12,238,000 | 6,106,000 | 6,132,000 | 18.85 |
| 1992 | 13,278,000 | 6,624,000 | 6,654,000 | 20.45 |
| 1993 | 14,943,000 | 7,456,000 | 7,486,000 | 23.01 |
| 1994 | 16,250,000 | 8,113,000 | 8,136,000 | 25.03 |
| 1995 | 17,065,000 | 8,525,000 | 8,540,000 | 26.28 |
| 1996 | 17,763,000 | 8,880,000 | 8,882,000 | 27.36 |
| 1997 | 18,452,000 | 9,232,000 | 9,220,000 | 28.42 |
| 1998 | 19,159,000 | 9,593,000 | 9,566,000 | 29.51 |
| 1999 | 19,887,000 | 9,964,000 | 9,922,000 | 30.63 |
| 2000 | 20,130,000 | 10,094,000 | 10,035,000 | 31.00 |
| 2001 | 20,284,000 | 10,179,000 | 10,104,000 | 31.24 |
| 2002 | 21,378,000 | 10,737,000 | 10,640,000 | 32.93 |
| 2003 | 22,733,000 | 11,426,000 | 11,306,000 | 35.01 |
| 2004 | 23,560,000 | 11,851,000 | 11,709,000 | 36.29 |
| 2005 | 24,404,000 | 12,284,000 | 12,119,000 | 37.59 |
| 2006 | 25,424,000 | 12,805,000 | 12,618,000 | 39.16 |
| 2007 | 25,909,000 | 13,056,000 | 12,853,000 | 39.91 |
| 2008 | 26,482,000 | 13,350,000 | 13,131,000 | 40.79 |
| 2009 | 27,466,000 | 13,853,000 | 13,612,000 | 42.30 |
| 2010 | 28,284,000 | 14,272,000 | 14,011,000 | 43.56 |
| 2011 | 29,347,000 | 14,815,000 | 14,532,000 | 45.20 |
| 2012 | 30,560,000 | 15,432,000 | 15,127,000 | 47.07 |
| 2013 | 31,622,000 | 15,974,000 | 15,647,000 | 48.70 |
| 2014 | 32,792,000 | 16,570,000 | 16,221,000 | 50.51 |
| 2015 | 33,831,000 | 17,099,000 | 16,732,000 | 52.11 |
| 2016 | 34,700,000 | 17,541,000 | 17,159,000 | 53.44 |
| 2017 | 35,688,000 | 18,038,000 | 17,649,000 | 54.97 |
| 2018 | 36,743,000 | 18,564,000 | 18,178,000 | 56.59 |
| 2019 | 37,856,000 | 19,119,000 | 18,736,000 | 58.30 |
| 2020 | 39,068,000 | 19,725,000 | 19,343,000 | 60.17 |
| 2021 | 40,000,000 | 20,186,000 | 19,813,000 | 61.61 |
| 2022 | 40,578,000 | 20,475,000 | 20,103,000 | 62.50 |
| 2023 | 41,454,000 | 20,924,000 | 20,530,000 | 63.85 |
| 2024 | 42,647,000 | 21,532,000 | 21,114,000 | 65.68 |
| 2025 | 43,844,000 | 22,142,000 | 21,701,000 | 67.53 |