Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 117,000 | 63,000 | 53,000 | 149.76 |
| 1951 | 120,000 | 65,000 | 55,000 | 154.22 |
| 1952 | 124,000 | 66,000 | 57,000 | 158.94 |
| 1953 | 128,000 | 68,000 | 59,000 | 163.95 |
| 1954 | 132,000 | 71,000 | 61,000 | 169.30 |
| 1955 | 137,000 | 73,000 | 63,000 | 175.06 |
| 1956 | 141,000 | 75,000 | 66,000 | 181.25 |
| 1957 | 147,000 | 78,000 | 68,000 | 187.93 |
| 1958 | 152,000 | 81,000 | 71,000 | 195.16 |
| 1959 | 158,000 | 84,000 | 74,000 | 202.96 |
| 1960 | 165,000 | 88,000 | 77,000 | 211.34 |
| 1961 | 172,000 | 91,000 | 80,000 | 220.11 |
| 1962 | 179,000 | 95,000 | 84,000 | 229.05 |
| 1963 | 186,000 | 98,000 | 87,000 | 238.19 |
| 1964 | 193,000 | 102,000 | 91,000 | 247.53 |
| 1965 | 200,000 | 106,000 | 94,000 | 256.53 |
| 1966 | 207,000 | 109,000 | 98,000 | 265.06 |
| 1967 | 214,000 | 112,000 | 101,000 | 273.55 |
| 1968 | 219,000 | 116,000 | 102,000 | 280.12 |
| 1969 | 222,000 | 120,000 | 101,000 | 284.12 |
| 1970 | 224,000 | 124,000 | 100,000 | 287.11 |
| 1971 | 230,000 | 130,000 | 100,000 | 294.68 |
| 1972 | 242,000 | 138,000 | 104,000 | 309.21 |
| 1973 | 255,000 | 146,000 | 108,000 | 326.08 |
| 1974 | 269,000 | 156,000 | 112,000 | 343.60 |
| 1975 | 283,000 | 165,000 | 117,000 | 361.74 |
| 1976 | 297,000 | 175,000 | 122,000 | 380.41 |
| 1977 | 312,000 | 184,000 | 127,000 | 399.52 |
| 1978 | 328,000 | 194,000 | 133,000 | 418.96 |
| 1979 | 343,000 | 204,000 | 138,000 | 438.64 |
| 1980 | 358,000 | 214,000 | 144,000 | 458.47 |
| 1981 | 373,000 | 224,000 | 149,000 | 477.04 |
| 1982 | 386,000 | 232,000 | 154,000 | 494.23 |
| 1983 | 400,000 | 240,000 | 160,000 | 511.76 |
| 1984 | 415,000 | 248,000 | 166,000 | 530.21 |
| 1985 | 430,000 | 257,000 | 172,000 | 549.63 |
| 1986 | 446,000 | 266,000 | 179,000 | 569.97 |
| 1987 | 462,000 | 276,000 | 186,000 | 591.13 |
| 1988 | 479,000 | 285,000 | 193,000 | 612.94 |
| 1989 | 497,000 | 295,000 | 201,000 | 635.16 |
| 1990 | 514,000 | 305,000 | 208,000 | 657.47 |
| 1991 | 531,000 | 315,000 | 216,000 | 679.27 |
| 1992 | 547,000 | 324,000 | 222,000 | 699.55 |
| 1993 | 562,000 | 333,000 | 229,000 | 718.79 |
| 1994 | 577,000 | 342,000 | 235,000 | 738.13 |
| 1995 | 593,000 | 351,000 | 241,000 | 757.63 |
| 1996 | 608,000 | 360,000 | 248,000 | 777.26 |
| 1997 | 624,000 | 369,000 | 254,000 | 796.94 |
| 1998 | 639,000 | 378,000 | 261,000 | 816.58 |
| 1999 | 654,000 | 386,000 | 267,000 | 836.03 |
| 2000 | 669,000 | 395,000 | 274,000 | 855.15 |
| 2001 | 699,000 | 415,000 | 284,000 | 893.94 |
| 2002 | 752,000 | 449,000 | 302,000 | 960.66 |
| 2003 | 811,000 | 489,000 | 321,000 | 1036.11 |
| 2004 | 871,000 | 529,000 | 342,000 | 1112.95 |
| 2005 | 932,000 | 569,000 | 362,000 | 1191.07 |
| 2006 | 994,000 | 610,000 | 383,000 | 1270.27 |
| 2007 | 1,057,000 | 651,000 | 405,000 | 1350.45 |
| 2008 | 1,120,000 | 693,000 | 427,000 | 1431.31 |
| 2009 | 1,183,000 | 734,000 | 448,000 | 1511.63 |
| 2010 | 1,213,000 | 754,000 | 459,000 | 1549.48 |
| 2011 | 1,206,000 | 751,000 | 454,000 | 1541.16 |
| 2012 | 1,216,000 | 762,000 | 453,000 | 1553.39 |
| 2013 | 1,257,000 | 785,000 | 471,000 | 1605.62 |
| 2014 | 1,312,000 | 811,000 | 501,000 | 1676.69 |
| 2015 | 1,369,000 | 846,000 | 522,000 | 1749.23 |
| 2016 | 1,429,000 | 893,000 | 536,000 | 1825.80 |
| 2017 | 1,481,000 | 934,000 | 547,000 | 1892.71 |
| 2018 | 1,497,000 | 941,000 | 556,000 | 1912.68 |
| 2019 | 1,485,000 | 928,000 | 557,000 | 1897.41 |
| 2020 | 1,483,000 | 924,000 | 558,000 | 1894.10 |
| 2021 | 1,501,000 | 931,000 | 570,000 | 1917.96 |
| 2022 | 1,533,000 | 950,000 | 583,000 | 1958.44 |
| 2023 | 1,569,000 | 974,000 | 595,000 | 2004.68 |
| 2024 | 1,607,000 | 997,000 | 610,000 | 2052.43 |
| 2025 | 1,643,000 | 1,019,000 | 623,000 | 2098.76 |