Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,936,000 | 3,219,000 | 3,716,000 | 84.06 |
| 1951 | 6,930,000 | 3,215,000 | 3,715,000 | 83.99 |
| 1952 | 6,927,000 | 3,214,000 | 3,712,000 | 83.95 |
| 1953 | 6,932,000 | 3,218,000 | 3,714,000 | 84.01 |
| 1954 | 6,939,000 | 3,223,000 | 3,716,000 | 84.10 |
| 1955 | 6,946,000 | 3,227,000 | 3,719,000 | 84.18 |
| 1956 | 6,952,000 | 3,231,000 | 3,721,000 | 84.25 |
| 1957 | 6,965,000 | 3,239,000 | 3,726,000 | 84.42 |
| 1958 | 6,987,000 | 3,250,000 | 3,736,000 | 84.68 |
| 1959 | 7,014,000 | 3,265,000 | 3,749,000 | 85.00 |
| 1960 | 7,047,000 | 3,282,000 | 3,764,000 | 85.40 |
| 1961 | 7,086,000 | 3,302,000 | 3,783,000 | 85.87 |
| 1962 | 7,129,000 | 3,325,000 | 3,803,000 | 86.40 |
| 1963 | 7,175,000 | 3,350,000 | 3,825,000 | 86.96 |
| 1964 | 7,223,000 | 3,376,000 | 3,846,000 | 87.54 |
| 1965 | 7,270,000 | 3,403,000 | 3,866,000 | 88.11 |
| 1966 | 7,321,000 | 3,433,000 | 3,887,000 | 88.73 |
| 1967 | 7,376,000 | 3,465,000 | 3,910,000 | 89.39 |
| 1968 | 7,414,000 | 3,487,000 | 3,927,000 | 89.85 |
| 1969 | 7,440,000 | 3,502,000 | 3,938,000 | 90.17 |
| 1970 | 7,466,000 | 3,517,000 | 3,948,000 | 90.48 |
| 1971 | 7,499,000 | 3,537,000 | 3,962,000 | 90.88 |
| 1972 | 7,543,000 | 3,562,000 | 3,980,000 | 91.41 |
| 1973 | 7,585,000 | 3,587,000 | 3,998,000 | 91.92 |
| 1974 | 7,597,000 | 3,593,000 | 4,004,000 | 92.08 |
| 1975 | 7,577,000 | 3,580,000 | 3,997,000 | 91.83 |
| 1976 | 7,564,000 | 3,572,000 | 3,992,000 | 91.67 |
| 1977 | 7,567,000 | 3,574,000 | 3,992,000 | 91.70 |
| 1978 | 7,561,000 | 3,572,000 | 3,989,000 | 91.63 |
| 1979 | 7,548,000 | 3,565,000 | 3,982,000 | 91.47 |
| 1980 | 7,548,000 | 3,566,000 | 3,981,000 | 91.48 |
| 1981 | 7,567,000 | 3,579,000 | 3,987,000 | 91.71 |
| 1982 | 7,573,000 | 3,586,000 | 3,986,000 | 91.77 |
| 1983 | 7,561,000 | 3,582,000 | 3,978,000 | 91.63 |
| 1984 | 7,560,000 | 3,585,000 | 3,975,000 | 91.62 |
| 1985 | 7,564,000 | 3,591,000 | 3,973,000 | 91.67 |
| 1986 | 7,569,000 | 3,598,000 | 3,971,000 | 91.73 |
| 1987 | 7,574,000 | 3,605,000 | 3,968,000 | 91.79 |
| 1988 | 7,585,000 | 3,616,000 | 3,969,000 | 91.92 |
| 1989 | 7,620,000 | 3,639,000 | 3,980,000 | 92.35 |
| 1990 | 7,679,000 | 3,676,000 | 4,003,000 | 93.07 |
| 1991 | 7,757,000 | 3,722,000 | 4,034,000 | 94.00 |
| 1992 | 7,842,000 | 3,770,000 | 4,071,000 | 95.04 |
| 1993 | 7,907,000 | 3,807,000 | 4,099,000 | 95.83 |
| 1994 | 7,938,000 | 3,826,000 | 4,111,000 | 96.20 |
| 1995 | 7,950,000 | 3,835,000 | 4,115,000 | 96.35 |
| 1996 | 7,960,000 | 3,841,000 | 4,119,000 | 96.47 |
| 1997 | 7,969,000 | 3,846,000 | 4,122,000 | 96.58 |
| 1998 | 7,978,000 | 3,852,000 | 4,125,000 | 96.69 |
| 1999 | 7,993,000 | 3,862,000 | 4,131,000 | 96.87 |
| 2000 | 8,012,000 | 3,875,000 | 4,137,000 | 97.10 |
| 2001 | 8,042,000 | 3,894,000 | 4,148,000 | 97.46 |
| 2002 | 8,081,000 | 3,918,000 | 4,163,000 | 97.94 |
| 2003 | 8,122,000 | 3,941,000 | 4,181,000 | 98.43 |
| 2004 | 8,173,000 | 3,969,000 | 4,204,000 | 99.05 |
| 2005 | 8,229,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,229,000 | 99.73 |
| 2006 | 8,269,000 | 4,022,000 | 4,247,000 | 100.22 |
| 2007 | 8,296,000 | 4,036,000 | 4,260,000 | 100.55 |
| 2008 | 8,323,000 | 4,050,000 | 4,272,000 | 100.87 |
| 2009 | 8,345,000 | 4,062,000 | 4,282,000 | 101.13 |
| 2010 | 8,365,000 | 4,073,000 | 4,291,000 | 101.37 |
| 2011 | 8,393,000 | 4,089,000 | 4,304,000 | 101.71 |
| 2012 | 8,431,000 | 4,111,000 | 4,320,000 | 102.18 |
| 2013 | 8,481,000 | 4,140,000 | 4,341,000 | 102.78 |
| 2014 | 8,547,000 | 4,178,000 | 4,369,000 | 103.59 |
| 2015 | 8,644,000 | 4,237,000 | 4,406,000 | 104.75 |
| 2016 | 8,737,000 | 4,293,000 | 4,444,000 | 105.89 |
| 2017 | 8,798,000 | 4,326,000 | 4,472,000 | 106.63 |
| 2018 | 8,841,000 | 4,348,000 | 4,493,000 | 107.15 |
| 2019 | 8,880,000 | 4,368,000 | 4,512,000 | 107.62 |
| 2020 | 8,921,000 | 4,389,000 | 4,532,000 | 108.11 |
| 2021 | 8,967,000 | 4,411,000 | 4,555,000 | 108.67 |
| 2022 | 9,064,000 | 4,460,000 | 4,603,000 | 109.85 |
| 2023 | 9,130,000 | 4,494,000 | 4,636,000 | 110.65 |
| 2024 | 9,120,000 | 4,490,000 | 4,630,000 | 110.53 |
| 2025 | 9,113,000 | 4,488,000 | 4,625,000 | 110.44 |