Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,131,000 | 1,456,000 | 1,675,000 | 37.89 |
| 1951 | 3,187,000 | 1,484,000 | 1,702,000 | 38.56 |
| 1952 | 3,247,000 | 1,514,000 | 1,732,000 | 39.28 |
| 1953 | 3,312,000 | 1,547,000 | 1,765,000 | 40.08 |
| 1954 | 3,384,000 | 1,583,000 | 1,801,000 | 40.95 |
| 1955 | 3,464,000 | 1,623,000 | 1,840,000 | 41.91 |
| 1956 | 3,551,000 | 1,667,000 | 1,884,000 | 42.97 |
| 1957 | 3,646,000 | 1,715,000 | 1,931,000 | 44.12 |
| 1958 | 3,750,000 | 1,767,000 | 1,983,000 | 45.38 |
| 1959 | 3,862,000 | 1,823,000 | 2,038,000 | 46.73 |
| 1960 | 3,982,000 | 1,884,000 | 2,098,000 | 48.18 |
| 1961 | 4,108,000 | 1,948,000 | 2,160,000 | 49.71 |
| 1962 | 4,239,000 | 2,014,000 | 2,225,000 | 51.29 |
| 1963 | 4,372,000 | 2,081,000 | 2,290,000 | 52.89 |
| 1964 | 4,503,000 | 2,147,000 | 2,356,000 | 54.49 |
| 1965 | 4,630,000 | 2,211,000 | 2,418,000 | 56.02 |
| 1966 | 4,751,000 | 2,272,000 | 2,479,000 | 57.49 |
| 1967 | 4,867,000 | 2,331,000 | 2,536,000 | 58.89 |
| 1968 | 4,976,000 | 2,386,000 | 2,590,000 | 60.21 |
| 1969 | 5,081,000 | 2,439,000 | 2,642,000 | 61.48 |
| 1970 | 5,183,000 | 2,490,000 | 2,693,000 | 62.71 |
| 1971 | 5,283,000 | 2,540,000 | 2,742,000 | 63.92 |
| 1972 | 5,380,000 | 2,590,000 | 2,790,000 | 65.10 |
| 1973 | 5,476,000 | 2,638,000 | 2,838,000 | 66.26 |
| 1974 | 5,572,000 | 2,686,000 | 2,885,000 | 67.41 |
| 1975 | 5,669,000 | 2,736,000 | 2,933,000 | 68.59 |
| 1976 | 5,791,000 | 2,793,000 | 2,997,000 | 70.06 |
| 1977 | 5,937,000 | 2,859,000 | 3,078,000 | 71.83 |
| 1978 | 6,075,000 | 2,918,000 | 3,156,000 | 73.50 |
| 1979 | 6,187,000 | 2,970,000 | 3,216,000 | 74.85 |
| 1980 | 6,284,000 | 3,021,000 | 3,263,000 | 76.03 |
| 1981 | 6,385,000 | 3,074,000 | 3,311,000 | 77.25 |
| 1982 | 6,491,000 | 3,129,000 | 3,361,000 | 78.53 |
| 1983 | 6,602,000 | 3,187,000 | 3,414,000 | 79.88 |
| 1984 | 6,706,000 | 3,237,000 | 3,468,000 | 81.13 |
| 1985 | 6,799,000 | 3,277,000 | 3,522,000 | 82.26 |
| 1986 | 6,891,000 | 3,314,000 | 3,576,000 | 83.37 |
| 1987 | 6,977,000 | 3,349,000 | 3,628,000 | 84.42 |
| 1988 | 7,081,000 | 3,397,000 | 3,683,000 | 85.67 |
| 1989 | 7,167,000 | 3,443,000 | 3,724,000 | 86.71 |
| 1990 | 7,231,000 | 3,476,000 | 3,754,000 | 87.48 |
| 1991 | 7,314,000 | 3,519,000 | 3,794,000 | 88.49 |
| 1992 | 7,405,000 | 3,566,000 | 3,839,000 | 89.60 |
| 1993 | 7,504,000 | 3,614,000 | 3,889,000 | 90.79 |
| 1994 | 7,608,000 | 3,656,000 | 3,952,000 | 92.05 |
| 1995 | 7,719,000 | 3,690,000 | 4,028,000 | 93.39 |
| 1996 | 7,830,000 | 3,726,000 | 4,104,000 | 94.74 |
| 1997 | 7,936,000 | 3,759,000 | 4,177,000 | 96.01 |
| 1998 | 8,025,000 | 3,783,000 | 4,242,000 | 97.10 |
| 1999 | 8,100,000 | 3,811,000 | 4,288,000 | 98.00 |
| 2000 | 8,174,000 | 3,853,000 | 4,321,000 | 98.90 |
| 2001 | 8,251,000 | 3,896,000 | 4,354,000 | 99.83 |
| 2002 | 8,326,000 | 3,939,000 | 4,386,000 | 100.73 |
| 2003 | 8,400,000 | 3,981,000 | 4,418,000 | 101.63 |
| 2004 | 8,489,000 | 4,032,000 | 4,457,000 | 102.71 |
| 2005 | 8,597,000 | 4,092,000 | 4,504,000 | 104.01 |
| 2006 | 8,711,000 | 4,156,000 | 4,555,000 | 105.39 |
| 2007 | 8,828,000 | 4,221,000 | 4,607,000 | 106.81 |
| 2008 | 8,942,000 | 4,284,000 | 4,658,000 | 108.19 |
| 2009 | 9,046,000 | 4,341,000 | 4,704,000 | 109.44 |
| 2010 | 9,146,000 | 4,396,000 | 4,749,000 | 110.66 |
| 2011 | 9,256,000 | 4,456,000 | 4,799,000 | 111.98 |
| 2012 | 9,376,000 | 4,521,000 | 4,854,000 | 113.43 |
| 2013 | 9,504,000 | 4,590,000 | 4,913,000 | 114.99 |
| 2014 | 9,631,000 | 4,658,000 | 4,972,000 | 116.52 |
| 2015 | 9,752,000 | 4,724,000 | 5,028,000 | 117.99 |
| 2016 | 9,868,000 | 4,791,000 | 5,077,000 | 119.39 |
| 2017 | 9,968,000 | 4,854,000 | 5,114,000 | 120.60 |
| 2018 | 10,039,000 | 4,900,000 | 5,138,000 | 121.46 |
| 2019 | 10,110,000 | 4,942,000 | 5,167,000 | 122.32 |
| 2020 | 10,181,000 | 4,980,000 | 5,201,000 | 123.18 |
| 2021 | 10,234,000 | 5,008,000 | 5,225,000 | 123.82 |
| 2022 | 10,295,000 | 5,041,000 | 5,253,000 | 124.55 |
| 2023 | 10,318,000 | 5,055,000 | 5,262,000 | 124.83 |
| 2024 | 10,336,000 | 5,066,000 | 5,269,000 | 125.05 |
| 2025 | 10,397,000 | 5,098,000 | 5,299,000 | 125.79 |