Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,089,000 | 1,522,000 | 1,566,000 | 2.85 |
| 1951 | 3,137,000 | 1,545,000 | 1,591,000 | 2.90 |
| 1952 | 3,187,000 | 1,570,000 | 1,617,000 | 2.94 |
| 1953 | 3,240,000 | 1,596,000 | 1,644,000 | 2.99 |
| 1954 | 3,297,000 | 1,623,000 | 1,673,000 | 3.04 |
| 1955 | 3,358,000 | 1,653,000 | 1,704,000 | 3.10 |
| 1956 | 3,421,000 | 1,684,000 | 1,736,000 | 3.16 |
| 1957 | 3,487,000 | 1,717,000 | 1,770,000 | 3.22 |
| 1958 | 3,556,000 | 1,751,000 | 1,805,000 | 3.28 |
| 1959 | 3,628,000 | 1,786,000 | 1,841,000 | 3.35 |
| 1960 | 3,702,000 | 1,823,000 | 1,878,000 | 3.42 |
| 1961 | 3,778,000 | 1,861,000 | 1,917,000 | 3.49 |
| 1962 | 3,857,000 | 1,900,000 | 1,957,000 | 3.56 |
| 1963 | 3,938,000 | 1,940,000 | 1,998,000 | 3.64 |
| 1964 | 4,022,000 | 1,982,000 | 2,040,000 | 3.71 |
| 1965 | 4,109,000 | 2,025,000 | 2,084,000 | 3.79 |
| 1966 | 4,199,000 | 2,070,000 | 2,129,000 | 3.88 |
| 1967 | 4,292,000 | 2,116,000 | 2,175,000 | 3.96 |
| 1968 | 4,388,000 | 2,164,000 | 2,224,000 | 4.05 |
| 1969 | 4,488,000 | 2,214,000 | 2,273,000 | 4.14 |
| 1970 | 4,590,000 | 2,265,000 | 2,324,000 | 4.24 |
| 1971 | 4,694,000 | 2,317,000 | 2,376,000 | 4.33 |
| 1972 | 4,800,000 | 2,371,000 | 2,429,000 | 4.43 |
| 1973 | 4,910,000 | 2,426,000 | 2,483,000 | 4.53 |
| 1974 | 5,022,000 | 2,483,000 | 2,539,000 | 4.64 |
| 1975 | 5,137,000 | 2,541,000 | 2,596,000 | 4.74 |
| 1976 | 5,256,000 | 2,601,000 | 2,655,000 | 4.85 |
| 1977 | 5,379,000 | 2,663,000 | 2,715,000 | 4.97 |
| 1978 | 5,504,000 | 2,726,000 | 2,777,000 | 5.08 |
| 1979 | 5,630,000 | 2,791,000 | 2,839,000 | 5.20 |
| 1980 | 5,758,000 | 2,856,000 | 2,902,000 | 5.32 |
| 1981 | 5,888,000 | 2,922,000 | 2,965,000 | 5.44 |
| 1982 | 6,018,000 | 2,988,000 | 3,029,000 | 5.56 |
| 1983 | 6,149,000 | 3,055,000 | 3,093,000 | 5.68 |
| 1984 | 6,281,000 | 3,122,000 | 3,159,000 | 5.80 |
| 1985 | 6,416,000 | 3,191,000 | 3,224,000 | 5.92 |
| 1986 | 6,552,000 | 3,260,000 | 3,291,000 | 6.05 |
| 1987 | 6,692,000 | 3,331,000 | 3,360,000 | 6.18 |
| 1988 | 6,835,000 | 3,404,000 | 3,430,000 | 6.31 |
| 1989 | 6,981,000 | 3,478,000 | 3,502,000 | 6.45 |
| 1990 | 7,130,000 | 3,554,000 | 3,575,000 | 6.58 |
| 1991 | 7,280,000 | 3,630,000 | 3,649,000 | 6.72 |
| 1992 | 7,430,000 | 3,706,000 | 3,723,000 | 6.86 |
| 1993 | 7,579,000 | 3,785,000 | 3,793,000 | 7.00 |
| 1994 | 7,727,000 | 3,866,000 | 3,860,000 | 7.13 |
| 1995 | 7,874,000 | 3,947,000 | 3,926,000 | 7.27 |
| 1996 | 8,021,000 | 4,028,000 | 3,993,000 | 7.41 |
| 1997 | 8,167,000 | 4,108,000 | 4,058,000 | 7.54 |
| 1998 | 8,313,000 | 4,188,000 | 4,124,000 | 7.67 |
| 1999 | 8,459,000 | 4,268,000 | 4,190,000 | 7.81 |
| 2000 | 8,606,000 | 4,348,000 | 4,257,000 | 7.95 |
| 2001 | 8,752,000 | 4,427,000 | 4,324,000 | 8.08 |
| 2002 | 8,900,000 | 4,504,000 | 4,396,000 | 8.22 |
| 2003 | 9,050,000 | 4,578,000 | 4,472,000 | 8.36 |
| 2004 | 9,204,000 | 4,654,000 | 4,549,000 | 8.50 |
| 2005 | 9,360,000 | 4,732,000 | 4,628,000 | 8.64 |
| 2006 | 9,521,000 | 4,811,000 | 4,709,000 | 8.79 |
| 2007 | 9,685,000 | 4,893,000 | 4,792,000 | 8.94 |
| 2008 | 9,850,000 | 4,975,000 | 4,875,000 | 9.09 |
| 2009 | 10,016,000 | 5,057,000 | 4,959,000 | 9.25 |
| 2010 | 10,182,000 | 5,139,000 | 5,043,000 | 9.40 |
| 2011 | 10,348,000 | 5,221,000 | 5,127,000 | 9.55 |
| 2012 | 10,515,000 | 5,304,000 | 5,211,000 | 9.71 |
| 2013 | 10,682,000 | 5,386,000 | 5,295,000 | 9.86 |
| 2014 | 10,848,000 | 5,469,000 | 5,379,000 | 10.02 |
| 2015 | 11,014,000 | 5,550,000 | 5,463,000 | 10.17 |
| 2016 | 11,180,000 | 5,632,000 | 5,547,000 | 10.32 |
| 2017 | 11,344,000 | 5,713,000 | 5,631,000 | 10.47 |
| 2018 | 11,508,000 | 5,793,000 | 5,714,000 | 10.62 |
| 2019 | 11,671,000 | 5,873,000 | 5,797,000 | 10.77 |
| 2020 | 11,816,000 | 5,940,000 | 5,876,000 | 10.91 |
| 2021 | 11,937,000 | 5,989,000 | 5,947,000 | 11.02 |
| 2022 | 12,077,000 | 6,053,000 | 6,023,000 | 11.15 |
| 2023 | 12,244,000 | 6,135,000 | 6,108,000 | 11.30 |
| 2024 | 12,413,000 | 6,219,000 | 6,194,000 | 11.46 |
| 2025 | 12,581,000 | 6,302,000 | 6,279,000 | 11.61 |