Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9,018,000 | 4,612,000 | 4,405,000 | 3.79 |
| 1951 | 9,269,000 | 4,738,000 | 4,531,000 | 3.89 |
| 1952 | 9,521,000 | 4,864,000 | 4,657,000 | 4.00 |
| 1953 | 9,772,000 | 4,990,000 | 4,782,000 | 4.10 |
| 1954 | 10,014,000 | 5,107,000 | 4,907,000 | 4.21 |
| 1955 | 10,247,000 | 5,215,000 | 5,032,000 | 4.30 |
| 1956 | 10,482,000 | 5,324,000 | 5,157,000 | 4.40 |
| 1957 | 10,717,000 | 5,434,000 | 5,283,000 | 4.50 |
| 1958 | 10,953,000 | 5,544,000 | 5,408,000 | 4.60 |
| 1959 | 11,189,000 | 5,655,000 | 5,534,000 | 4.70 |
| 1960 | 11,424,000 | 5,765,000 | 5,659,000 | 4.80 |
| 1961 | 11,628,000 | 5,876,000 | 5,752,000 | 4.88 |
| 1962 | 11,800,000 | 5,986,000 | 5,814,000 | 4.96 |
| 1963 | 11,982,000 | 6,105,000 | 5,876,000 | 5.03 |
| 1964 | 12,179,000 | 6,241,000 | 5,937,000 | 5.11 |
| 1965 | 12,365,000 | 6,377,000 | 5,988,000 | 5.19 |
| 1966 | 12,590,000 | 6,512,000 | 6,077,000 | 5.29 |
| 1967 | 12,876,000 | 6,657,000 | 6,218,000 | 5.41 |
| 1968 | 13,172,000 | 6,807,000 | 6,364,000 | 5.53 |
| 1969 | 13,475,000 | 6,961,000 | 6,514,000 | 5.66 |
| 1970 | 13,783,000 | 7,118,000 | 6,665,000 | 5.79 |
| 1971 | 14,098,000 | 7,278,000 | 6,820,000 | 5.92 |
| 1972 | 14,427,000 | 7,445,000 | 6,981,000 | 6.06 |
| 1973 | 14,771,000 | 7,620,000 | 7,150,000 | 6.20 |
| 1974 | 15,133,000 | 7,803,000 | 7,329,000 | 6.35 |
| 1975 | 15,678,000 | 8,087,000 | 7,590,000 | 6.58 |
| 1976 | 16,409,000 | 8,476,000 | 7,932,000 | 6.89 |
| 1977 | 17,015,000 | 8,794,000 | 8,221,000 | 7.14 |
| 1978 | 17,506,000 | 9,041,000 | 8,465,000 | 7.35 |
| 1979 | 18,036,000 | 9,309,000 | 8,726,000 | 7.57 |
| 1980 | 18,607,000 | 9,599,000 | 9,007,000 | 7.81 |
| 1981 | 19,220,000 | 9,912,000 | 9,308,000 | 8.07 |
| 1982 | 19,872,000 | 10,246,000 | 9,626,000 | 8.34 |
| 1983 | 20,558,000 | 10,599,000 | 9,958,000 | 8.63 |
| 1984 | 21,271,000 | 10,968,000 | 10,303,000 | 8.93 |
| 1985 | 22,008,000 | 11,350,000 | 10,657,000 | 9.24 |
| 1986 | 22,745,000 | 11,733,000 | 11,012,000 | 9.55 |
| 1987 | 23,443,000 | 12,092,000 | 11,350,000 | 9.84 |
| 1988 | 24,109,000 | 12,433,000 | 11,675,000 | 10.12 |
| 1989 | 24,754,000 | 12,762,000 | 11,991,000 | 10.39 |
| 1990 | 25,375,000 | 13,078,000 | 12,297,000 | 10.65 |
| 1991 | 25,987,000 | 13,389,000 | 12,598,000 | 10.91 |
| 1992 | 26,628,000 | 13,717,000 | 12,910,000 | 11.18 |
| 1993 | 27,277,000 | 14,054,000 | 13,222,000 | 11.45 |
| 1994 | 27,887,000 | 14,370,000 | 13,516,000 | 11.71 |
| 1995 | 28,470,000 | 14,674,000 | 13,795,000 | 11.95 |
| 1996 | 29,033,000 | 14,970,000 | 14,062,000 | 12.19 |
| 1997 | 29,579,000 | 15,260,000 | 14,318,000 | 12.42 |
| 1998 | 30,054,000 | 15,505,000 | 14,549,000 | 12.62 |
| 1999 | 30,474,000 | 15,712,000 | 14,762,000 | 12.80 |
| 2000 | 30,903,000 | 15,925,000 | 14,978,000 | 12.98 |
| 2001 | 31,331,000 | 16,136,000 | 15,195,000 | 13.16 |
| 2002 | 31,750,000 | 16,342,000 | 15,408,000 | 13.33 |
| 2003 | 32,175,000 | 16,551,000 | 15,624,000 | 13.51 |
| 2004 | 32,628,000 | 16,774,000 | 15,854,000 | 13.70 |
| 2005 | 33,109,000 | 17,011,000 | 16,098,000 | 13.90 |
| 2006 | 33,623,000 | 17,264,000 | 16,359,000 | 14.12 |
| 2007 | 34,189,000 | 17,545,000 | 16,643,000 | 14.36 |
| 2008 | 34,816,000 | 17,861,000 | 16,955,000 | 14.62 |
| 2009 | 35,490,000 | 18,202,000 | 17,288,000 | 14.90 |
| 2010 | 36,188,000 | 18,554,000 | 17,633,000 | 15.19 |
| 2011 | 36,903,000 | 18,914,000 | 17,988,000 | 15.49 |
| 2012 | 37,646,000 | 19,287,000 | 18,358,000 | 15.81 |
| 2013 | 38,414,000 | 19,672,000 | 18,741,000 | 16.13 |
| 2014 | 39,205,000 | 20,068,000 | 19,136,000 | 16.46 |
| 2015 | 40,019,000 | 20,476,000 | 19,543,000 | 16.80 |
| 2016 | 40,850,000 | 20,894,000 | 19,956,000 | 17.15 |
| 2017 | 41,689,000 | 21,316,000 | 20,373,000 | 17.50 |
| 2018 | 42,505,000 | 21,724,000 | 20,780,000 | 17.85 |
| 2019 | 43,294,000 | 22,118,000 | 21,175,000 | 18.18 |
| 2020 | 44,042,000 | 22,490,000 | 21,551,000 | 18.49 |
| 2021 | 44,761,000 | 22,848,000 | 21,912,000 | 18.79 |
| 2022 | 45,477,000 | 23,206,000 | 22,270,000 | 19.09 |
| 2023 | 46,164,000 | 23,549,000 | 22,614,000 | 19.38 |
| 2024 | 46,814,000 | 23,874,000 | 22,939,000 | 19.66 |
| 2025 | 47,435,000 | 24,186,000 | 23,248,000 | 19.92 |