Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,382,000 | 661,000 | 720,000 | 48.58 |
| 1951 | 1,417,000 | 679,000 | 737,000 | 49.79 |
| 1952 | 1,454,000 | 698,000 | 756,000 | 51.09 |
| 1953 | 1,493,000 | 718,000 | 775,000 | 52.47 |
| 1954 | 1,535,000 | 739,000 | 796,000 | 53.96 |
| 1955 | 1,581,000 | 762,000 | 818,000 | 55.56 |
| 1956 | 1,630,000 | 787,000 | 843,000 | 57.29 |
| 1957 | 1,684,000 | 814,000 | 869,000 | 59.17 |
| 1958 | 1,740,000 | 842,000 | 897,000 | 61.16 |
| 1959 | 1,801,000 | 873,000 | 927,000 | 63.27 |
| 1960 | 1,863,000 | 904,000 | 958,000 | 65.48 |
| 1961 | 1,927,000 | 936,000 | 990,000 | 67.72 |
| 1962 | 1,991,000 | 969,000 | 1,022,000 | 69.97 |
| 1963 | 2,056,000 | 1,001,000 | 1,054,000 | 72.23 |
| 1964 | 2,120,000 | 1,033,000 | 1,086,000 | 74.49 |
| 1965 | 2,183,000 | 1,065,000 | 1,118,000 | 76.72 |
| 1966 | 2,246,000 | 1,096,000 | 1,149,000 | 78.91 |
| 1967 | 2,307,000 | 1,126,000 | 1,180,000 | 81.07 |
| 1968 | 2,367,000 | 1,156,000 | 1,210,000 | 83.17 |
| 1969 | 2,424,000 | 1,184,000 | 1,239,000 | 85.16 |
| 1970 | 2,475,000 | 1,210,000 | 1,265,000 | 86.97 |
| 1971 | 2,525,000 | 1,234,000 | 1,290,000 | 88.72 |
| 1972 | 2,577,000 | 1,258,000 | 1,318,000 | 90.54 |
| 1973 | 2,630,000 | 1,284,000 | 1,346,000 | 92.43 |
| 1974 | 2,686,000 | 1,310,000 | 1,376,000 | 94.38 |
| 1975 | 2,743,000 | 1,337,000 | 1,406,000 | 96.39 |
| 1976 | 2,818,000 | 1,367,000 | 1,450,000 | 99.01 |
| 1977 | 2,912,000 | 1,402,000 | 1,510,000 | 102.33 |
| 1978 | 3,012,000 | 1,439,000 | 1,573,000 | 105.85 |
| 1979 | 3,078,000 | 1,467,000 | 1,611,000 | 108.15 |
| 1980 | 3,107,000 | 1,482,000 | 1,624,000 | 109.17 |
| 1981 | 3,135,000 | 1,496,000 | 1,638,000 | 110.15 |
| 1982 | 3,163,000 | 1,510,000 | 1,652,000 | 111.13 |
| 1983 | 3,191,000 | 1,524,000 | 1,666,000 | 112.13 |
| 1984 | 3,224,000 | 1,540,000 | 1,683,000 | 113.29 |
| 1985 | 3,260,000 | 1,557,000 | 1,702,000 | 114.55 |
| 1986 | 3,294,000 | 1,573,000 | 1,721,000 | 115.76 |
| 1987 | 3,328,000 | 1,588,000 | 1,740,000 | 116.94 |
| 1988 | 3,355,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,754,000 | 117.87 |
| 1989 | 3,443,000 | 1,643,000 | 1,799,000 | 120.96 |
| 1990 | 3,552,000 | 1,698,000 | 1,853,000 | 124.79 |
| 1991 | 3,613,000 | 1,729,000 | 1,884,000 | 126.97 |
| 1992 | 3,571,000 | 1,708,000 | 1,863,000 | 125.49 |
| 1993 | 3,453,000 | 1,649,000 | 1,803,000 | 121.32 |
| 1994 | 3,364,000 | 1,605,000 | 1,759,000 | 118.21 |
| 1995 | 3,307,000 | 1,576,000 | 1,730,000 | 116.20 |
| 1996 | 3,278,000 | 1,563,000 | 1,715,000 | 115.19 |
| 1997 | 3,246,000 | 1,547,000 | 1,698,000 | 114.05 |
| 1998 | 3,208,000 | 1,523,000 | 1,684,000 | 112.72 |
| 1999 | 3,167,000 | 1,492,000 | 1,674,000 | 111.27 |
| 2000 | 3,125,000 | 1,461,000 | 1,664,000 | 109.81 |
| 2001 | 3,084,000 | 1,434,000 | 1,649,000 | 108.36 |
| 2002 | 3,055,000 | 1,419,000 | 1,636,000 | 107.35 |
| 2003 | 3,038,000 | 1,410,000 | 1,627,000 | 106.77 |
| 2004 | 3,022,000 | 1,402,000 | 1,619,000 | 106.19 |
| 2005 | 3,006,000 | 1,394,000 | 1,612,000 | 105.62 |
| 2006 | 2,990,000 | 1,385,000 | 1,604,000 | 105.06 |
| 2007 | 2,974,000 | 1,377,000 | 1,597,000 | 104.51 |
| 2008 | 2,959,000 | 1,368,000 | 1,591,000 | 103.99 |
| 2009 | 2,945,000 | 1,357,000 | 1,588,000 | 103.48 |
| 2010 | 2,931,000 | 1,346,000 | 1,584,000 | 102.98 |
| 2011 | 2,923,000 | 1,340,000 | 1,582,000 | 102.70 |
| 2012 | 2,922,000 | 1,341,000 | 1,581,000 | 102.68 |
| 2013 | 2,922,000 | 1,342,000 | 1,580,000 | 102.67 |
| 2014 | 2,922,000 | 1,343,000 | 1,578,000 | 102.67 |
| 2015 | 2,921,000 | 1,343,000 | 1,577,000 | 102.63 |
| 2016 | 2,918,000 | 1,343,000 | 1,575,000 | 102.54 |
| 2017 | 2,914,000 | 1,342,000 | 1,572,000 | 102.41 |
| 2018 | 2,909,000 | 1,341,000 | 1,568,000 | 102.23 |
| 2019 | 2,903,000 | 1,341,000 | 1,562,000 | 102.02 |
| 2020 | 2,890,000 | 1,336,000 | 1,554,000 | 101.56 |
| 2021 | 2,870,000 | 1,327,000 | 1,542,000 | 100.84 |
| 2022 | 2,880,000 | 1,333,000 | 1,546,000 | 101.21 |
| 2023 | 2,943,000 | 1,365,000 | 1,578,000 | 103.41 |
| 2024 | 2,973,000 | 1,380,000 | 1,593,000 | 104.48 |
| 2025 | 2,952,000 | 1,370,000 | 1,582,000 | 103.72 |