Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,250,000 | 1,055,000 | 1,195,000 | 19.96 |
| 1951 | 2,267,000 | 1,063,000 | 1,203,000 | 20.11 |
| 1952 | 2,285,000 | 1,073,000 | 1,212,000 | 20.27 |
| 1953 | 2,306,000 | 1,083,000 | 1,222,000 | 20.45 |
| 1954 | 2,328,000 | 1,095,000 | 1,233,000 | 20.65 |
| 1955 | 2,353,000 | 1,108,000 | 1,245,000 | 20.87 |
| 1956 | 2,380,000 | 1,122,000 | 1,258,000 | 21.12 |
| 1957 | 2,410,000 | 1,137,000 | 1,273,000 | 21.38 |
| 1958 | 2,443,000 | 1,154,000 | 1,288,000 | 21.67 |
| 1959 | 2,478,000 | 1,172,000 | 1,306,000 | 21.98 |
| 1960 | 2,517,000 | 1,192,000 | 1,324,000 | 22.32 |
| 1961 | 2,559,000 | 1,213,000 | 1,345,000 | 22.70 |
| 1962 | 2,604,000 | 1,236,000 | 1,367,000 | 23.10 |
| 1963 | 2,652,000 | 1,261,000 | 1,391,000 | 23.53 |
| 1964 | 2,704,000 | 1,287,000 | 1,416,000 | 23.98 |
| 1965 | 2,757,000 | 1,314,000 | 1,443,000 | 24.46 |
| 1966 | 2,814,000 | 1,343,000 | 1,471,000 | 24.96 |
| 1967 | 2,872,000 | 1,373,000 | 1,499,000 | 25.48 |
| 1968 | 2,934,000 | 1,404,000 | 1,529,000 | 26.02 |
| 1969 | 2,998,000 | 1,436,000 | 1,561,000 | 26.59 |
| 1970 | 3,065,000 | 1,470,000 | 1,594,000 | 27.18 |
| 1971 | 3,134,000 | 1,506,000 | 1,628,000 | 27.80 |
| 1972 | 3,207,000 | 1,543,000 | 1,664,000 | 28.45 |
| 1973 | 3,283,000 | 1,581,000 | 1,701,000 | 29.12 |
| 1974 | 3,362,000 | 1,621,000 | 1,740,000 | 29.82 |
| 1975 | 3,445,000 | 1,663,000 | 1,781,000 | 30.56 |
| 1976 | 3,532,000 | 1,707,000 | 1,824,000 | 31.33 |
| 1977 | 3,623,000 | 1,753,000 | 1,869,000 | 32.13 |
| 1978 | 3,718,000 | 1,801,000 | 1,917,000 | 32.98 |
| 1979 | 3,818,000 | 1,851,000 | 1,967,000 | 33.86 |
| 1980 | 3,925,000 | 1,905,000 | 2,020,000 | 34.81 |
| 1981 | 4,038,000 | 1,961,000 | 2,076,000 | 35.81 |
| 1982 | 4,156,000 | 2,021,000 | 2,135,000 | 36.86 |
| 1983 | 4,278,000 | 2,082,000 | 2,196,000 | 37.95 |
| 1984 | 4,405,000 | 2,146,000 | 2,259,000 | 39.07 |
| 1985 | 4,538,000 | 2,212,000 | 2,325,000 | 40.25 |
| 1986 | 4,675,000 | 2,280,000 | 2,394,000 | 41.46 |
| 1987 | 4,818,000 | 2,352,000 | 2,465,000 | 42.73 |
| 1988 | 4,967,000 | 2,427,000 | 2,540,000 | 44.05 |
| 1989 | 5,121,000 | 2,504,000 | 2,617,000 | 45.42 |
| 1990 | 5,281,000 | 2,584,000 | 2,696,000 | 46.84 |
| 1991 | 5,446,000 | 2,667,000 | 2,779,000 | 48.31 |
| 1992 | 5,617,000 | 2,753,000 | 2,863,000 | 49.82 |
| 1993 | 5,872,000 | 2,882,000 | 2,990,000 | 52.08 |
| 1994 | 6,096,000 | 2,995,000 | 3,101,000 | 54.07 |
| 1995 | 6,226,000 | 3,061,000 | 3,165,000 | 55.22 |
| 1996 | 6,391,000 | 3,145,000 | 3,245,000 | 56.69 |
| 1997 | 6,583,000 | 3,243,000 | 3,339,000 | 58.38 |
| 1998 | 6,789,000 | 3,348,000 | 3,441,000 | 60.21 |
| 1999 | 7,002,000 | 3,456,000 | 3,546,000 | 62.10 |
| 2000 | 7,221,000 | 3,567,000 | 3,653,000 | 64.04 |
| 2001 | 7,445,000 | 3,681,000 | 3,763,000 | 66.03 |
| 2002 | 7,675,000 | 3,798,000 | 3,876,000 | 68.07 |
| 2003 | 7,913,000 | 3,919,000 | 3,993,000 | 70.18 |
| 2004 | 8,159,000 | 4,044,000 | 4,114,000 | 72.36 |
| 2005 | 8,426,000 | 4,179,000 | 4,246,000 | 74.73 |
| 2006 | 8,693,000 | 4,313,000 | 4,379,000 | 77.10 |
| 2007 | 8,953,000 | 4,447,000 | 4,506,000 | 79.41 |
| 2008 | 9,228,000 | 4,587,000 | 4,640,000 | 81.84 |
| 2009 | 9,509,000 | 4,730,000 | 4,778,000 | 84.33 |
| 2010 | 9,797,000 | 4,877,000 | 4,919,000 | 86.89 |
| 2011 | 10,093,000 | 5,028,000 | 5,064,000 | 89.51 |
| 2012 | 10,397,000 | 5,184,000 | 5,213,000 | 92.21 |
| 2013 | 10,708,000 | 5,343,000 | 5,365,000 | 94.97 |
| 2014 | 11,030,000 | 5,507,000 | 5,522,000 | 97.82 |
| 2015 | 11,360,000 | 5,676,000 | 5,684,000 | 100.75 |
| 2016 | 11,697,000 | 5,848,000 | 5,849,000 | 103.74 |
| 2017 | 12,039,000 | 6,022,000 | 6,017,000 | 106.77 |
| 2018 | 12,383,000 | 6,197,000 | 6,185,000 | 109.82 |
| 2019 | 12,726,000 | 6,372,000 | 6,354,000 | 112.87 |
| 2020 | 13,070,000 | 6,546,000 | 6,523,000 | 115.91 |
| 2021 | 13,413,000 | 6,720,000 | 6,692,000 | 118.96 |
| 2022 | 13,759,000 | 6,896,000 | 6,863,000 | 122.03 |
| 2023 | 14,111,000 | 7,074,000 | 7,036,000 | 125.14 |
| 2024 | 14,462,000 | 7,252,000 | 7,210,000 | 128.26 |
| 2025 | 14,814,000 | 7,430,000 | 7,383,000 | 131.38 |