Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,247,000 | 638,000 | 609,000 | 45.55 |
| 1951 | 1,276,000 | 650,000 | 625,000 | 46.59 |
| 1952 | 1,308,000 | 664,000 | 644,000 | 47.75 |
| 1953 | 1,343,000 | 679,000 | 663,000 | 49.04 |
| 1954 | 1,381,000 | 696,000 | 684,000 | 50.41 |
| 1955 | 1,418,000 | 713,000 | 705,000 | 51.79 |
| 1956 | 1,456,000 | 732,000 | 724,000 | 53.17 |
| 1957 | 1,497,000 | 753,000 | 744,000 | 54.67 |
| 1958 | 1,543,000 | 777,000 | 766,000 | 56.35 |
| 1959 | 1,595,000 | 803,000 | 791,000 | 58.22 |
| 1960 | 1,649,000 | 830,000 | 818,000 | 60.20 |
| 1961 | 1,698,000 | 855,000 | 842,000 | 62.00 |
| 1962 | 1,743,000 | 879,000 | 864,000 | 63.65 |
| 1963 | 1,791,000 | 903,000 | 887,000 | 65.38 |
| 1964 | 1,841,000 | 929,000 | 911,000 | 67.21 |
| 1965 | 1,894,000 | 956,000 | 937,000 | 69.14 |
| 1966 | 1,950,000 | 985,000 | 964,000 | 71.18 |
| 1967 | 2,008,000 | 1,015,000 | 993,000 | 73.31 |
| 1968 | 2,068,000 | 1,045,000 | 1,023,000 | 75.51 |
| 1969 | 2,126,000 | 1,075,000 | 1,051,000 | 77.63 |
| 1970 | 2,181,000 | 1,103,000 | 1,078,000 | 79.61 |
| 1971 | 2,234,000 | 1,130,000 | 1,104,000 | 81.58 |
| 1972 | 2,289,000 | 1,158,000 | 1,130,000 | 83.56 |
| 1973 | 2,344,000 | 1,187,000 | 1,156,000 | 85.56 |
| 1974 | 2,399,000 | 1,215,000 | 1,183,000 | 87.58 |
| 1975 | 2,454,000 | 1,244,000 | 1,210,000 | 89.60 |
| 1976 | 2,510,000 | 1,272,000 | 1,238,000 | 91.63 |
| 1977 | 2,566,000 | 1,301,000 | 1,265,000 | 93.68 |
| 1978 | 2,624,000 | 1,330,000 | 1,293,000 | 95.80 |
| 1979 | 2,681,000 | 1,359,000 | 1,322,000 | 97.87 |
| 1980 | 2,735,000 | 1,386,000 | 1,349,000 | 99.84 |
| 1981 | 2,790,000 | 1,413,000 | 1,376,000 | 101.85 |
| 1982 | 2,846,000 | 1,441,000 | 1,405,000 | 103.91 |
| 1983 | 2,905,000 | 1,469,000 | 1,435,000 | 106.03 |
| 1984 | 2,964,000 | 1,499,000 | 1,465,000 | 108.22 |
| 1985 | 3,026,000 | 1,528,000 | 1,497,000 | 110.46 |
| 1986 | 3,087,000 | 1,558,000 | 1,529,000 | 112.70 |
| 1987 | 3,148,000 | 1,588,000 | 1,560,000 | 114.93 |
| 1988 | 3,212,000 | 1,619,000 | 1,593,000 | 117.27 |
| 1989 | 3,260,000 | 1,640,000 | 1,619,000 | 119.00 |
| 1990 | 3,277,000 | 1,646,000 | 1,631,000 | 119.64 |
| 1991 | 3,282,000 | 1,645,000 | 1,637,000 | 119.81 |
| 1992 | 3,282,000 | 1,641,000 | 1,640,000 | 119.81 |
| 1993 | 3,277,000 | 1,635,000 | 1,642,000 | 119.64 |
| 1994 | 3,269,000 | 1,626,000 | 1,642,000 | 119.33 |
| 1995 | 3,258,000 | 1,616,000 | 1,641,000 | 118.93 |
| 1996 | 3,245,000 | 1,605,000 | 1,640,000 | 118.46 |
| 1997 | 3,229,000 | 1,592,000 | 1,637,000 | 117.88 |
| 1998 | 3,210,000 | 1,577,000 | 1,632,000 | 117.17 |
| 1999 | 3,188,000 | 1,562,000 | 1,626,000 | 116.38 |
| 2000 | 3,166,000 | 1,545,000 | 1,620,000 | 115.56 |
| 2001 | 3,147,000 | 1,534,000 | 1,613,000 | 114.90 |
| 2002 | 3,134,000 | 1,530,000 | 1,604,000 | 114.39 |
| 2003 | 3,118,000 | 1,525,000 | 1,592,000 | 113.81 |
| 2004 | 3,098,000 | 1,518,000 | 1,580,000 | 113.10 |
| 2005 | 3,076,000 | 1,510,000 | 1,565,000 | 112.28 |
| 2006 | 3,050,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,550,000 | 111.35 |
| 2007 | 3,022,000 | 1,488,000 | 1,534,000 | 110.33 |
| 2008 | 2,992,000 | 1,476,000 | 1,516,000 | 109.24 |
| 2009 | 2,961,000 | 1,462,000 | 1,498,000 | 108.09 |
| 2010 | 2,928,000 | 1,448,000 | 1,480,000 | 106.90 |
| 2011 | 2,911,000 | 1,440,000 | 1,470,000 | 106.27 |
| 2012 | 2,910,000 | 1,440,000 | 1,469,000 | 106.21 |
| 2013 | 2,907,000 | 1,438,000 | 1,468,000 | 106.12 |
| 2014 | 2,903,000 | 1,436,000 | 1,466,000 | 105.98 |
| 2015 | 2,898,000 | 1,434,000 | 1,464,000 | 105.80 |
| 2016 | 2,897,000 | 1,434,000 | 1,463,000 | 105.77 |
| 2017 | 2,898,000 | 1,434,000 | 1,463,000 | 105.78 |
| 2018 | 2,894,000 | 1,432,000 | 1,461,000 | 105.64 |
| 2019 | 2,885,000 | 1,428,000 | 1,456,000 | 105.30 |
| 2020 | 2,871,000 | 1,421,000 | 1,450,000 | 104.82 |
| 2021 | 2,849,000 | 1,409,000 | 1,439,000 | 104.01 |
| 2022 | 2,827,000 | 1,398,000 | 1,429,000 | 103.21 |
| 2023 | 2,811,000 | 1,390,000 | 1,421,000 | 102.62 |
| 2024 | 2,791,000 | 1,380,000 | 1,411,000 | 101.90 |
| 2025 | 2,771,000 | 1,369,000 | 1,401,000 | 101.16 |