Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,690,000 | 1,298,000 | 1,391,000 | 52.55 |
| 1951 | 2,730,000 | 1,319,000 | 1,410,000 | 53.33 |
| 1952 | 2,774,000 | 1,343,000 | 1,431,000 | 54.20 |
| 1953 | 2,829,000 | 1,368,000 | 1,460,000 | 55.26 |
| 1954 | 2,890,000 | 1,394,000 | 1,495,000 | 56.45 |
| 1955 | 2,952,000 | 1,419,000 | 1,532,000 | 57.66 |
| 1956 | 3,015,000 | 1,445,000 | 1,569,000 | 58.90 |
| 1957 | 3,079,000 | 1,471,000 | 1,607,000 | 60.16 |
| 1958 | 3,145,000 | 1,498,000 | 1,647,000 | 61.44 |
| 1959 | 3,212,000 | 1,524,000 | 1,687,000 | 62.75 |
| 1960 | 3,281,000 | 1,551,000 | 1,729,000 | 64.09 |
| 1961 | 3,348,000 | 1,580,000 | 1,767,000 | 65.40 |
| 1962 | 3,407,000 | 1,610,000 | 1,796,000 | 66.56 |
| 1963 | 3,461,000 | 1,639,000 | 1,822,000 | 67.62 |
| 1964 | 3,513,000 | 1,666,000 | 1,847,000 | 68.63 |
| 1965 | 3,562,000 | 1,691,000 | 1,870,000 | 69.59 |
| 1966 | 3,610,000 | 1,716,000 | 1,894,000 | 70.52 |
| 1967 | 3,656,000 | 1,739,000 | 1,916,000 | 71.42 |
| 1968 | 3,698,000 | 1,760,000 | 1,937,000 | 72.25 |
| 1969 | 3,737,000 | 1,779,000 | 1,957,000 | 73.01 |
| 1970 | 3,773,000 | 1,796,000 | 1,976,000 | 73.70 |
| 1971 | 3,809,000 | 1,814,000 | 1,994,000 | 74.41 |
| 1972 | 3,848,000 | 1,837,000 | 2,010,000 | 75.17 |
| 1973 | 3,887,000 | 1,860,000 | 2,026,000 | 75.93 |
| 1974 | 3,926,000 | 1,884,000 | 2,042,000 | 76.69 |
| 1975 | 3,965,000 | 1,907,000 | 2,058,000 | 77.46 |
| 1976 | 4,004,000 | 1,929,000 | 2,074,000 | 78.22 |
| 1977 | 4,042,000 | 1,951,000 | 2,090,000 | 78.95 |
| 1978 | 4,078,000 | 1,972,000 | 2,105,000 | 79.66 |
| 1979 | 4,113,000 | 1,992,000 | 2,120,000 | 80.34 |
| 1980 | 4,148,000 | 2,012,000 | 2,136,000 | 81.03 |
| 1981 | 4,184,000 | 2,032,000 | 2,152,000 | 81.73 |
| 1982 | 4,221,000 | 2,051,000 | 2,169,000 | 82.45 |
| 1983 | 4,258,000 | 2,070,000 | 2,187,000 | 83.18 |
| 1984 | 4,295,000 | 2,089,000 | 2,206,000 | 83.90 |
| 1985 | 4,330,000 | 2,107,000 | 2,223,000 | 84.58 |
| 1986 | 4,362,000 | 2,123,000 | 2,238,000 | 85.20 |
| 1987 | 4,390,000 | 2,138,000 | 2,252,000 | 85.75 |
| 1988 | 4,414,000 | 2,150,000 | 2,263,000 | 86.22 |
| 1989 | 4,433,000 | 2,160,000 | 2,273,000 | 86.61 |
| 1990 | 4,448,000 | 2,168,000 | 2,280,000 | 86.89 |
| 1991 | 4,458,000 | 2,174,000 | 2,284,000 | 87.08 |
| 1992 | 4,234,000 | 2,055,000 | 2,179,000 | 82.71 |
| 1993 | 3,904,000 | 1,875,000 | 2,028,000 | 76.26 |
| 1994 | 3,725,000 | 1,776,000 | 1,948,000 | 72.77 |
| 1995 | 3,715,000 | 1,768,000 | 1,947,000 | 72.57 |
| 1996 | 3,875,000 | 1,847,000 | 2,027,000 | 75.69 |
| 1997 | 4,018,000 | 1,918,000 | 2,099,000 | 78.49 |
| 1998 | 4,089,000 | 1,954,000 | 2,135,000 | 79.88 |
| 1999 | 4,130,000 | 1,974,000 | 2,155,000 | 80.68 |
| 2000 | 4,159,000 | 1,989,000 | 2,169,000 | 81.25 |
| 2001 | 4,179,000 | 1,999,000 | 2,179,000 | 81.63 |
| 2002 | 4,188,000 | 2,004,000 | 2,183,000 | 81.80 |
| 2003 | 4,178,000 | 1,999,000 | 2,178,000 | 81.62 |
| 2004 | 4,140,000 | 1,980,000 | 2,160,000 | 80.88 |
| 2005 | 4,096,000 | 1,958,000 | 2,137,000 | 80.01 |
| 2006 | 4,063,000 | 1,941,000 | 2,121,000 | 79.37 |
| 2007 | 4,013,000 | 1,916,000 | 2,096,000 | 78.39 |
| 2008 | 3,947,000 | 1,883,000 | 2,064,000 | 77.11 |
| 2009 | 3,879,000 | 1,849,000 | 2,030,000 | 75.78 |
| 2010 | 3,811,000 | 1,815,000 | 1,996,000 | 74.45 |
| 2011 | 3,741,000 | 1,780,000 | 1,960,000 | 73.09 |
| 2012 | 3,670,000 | 1,745,000 | 1,924,000 | 71.69 |
| 2013 | 3,610,000 | 1,716,000 | 1,894,000 | 70.53 |
| 2014 | 3,564,000 | 1,694,000 | 1,870,000 | 69.63 |
| 2015 | 3,518,000 | 1,672,000 | 1,846,000 | 68.73 |
| 2016 | 3,473,000 | 1,650,000 | 1,822,000 | 67.84 |
| 2017 | 3,428,000 | 1,630,000 | 1,798,000 | 66.97 |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 1,610,000 | 1,776,000 | 66.16 |
| 2019 | 3,345,000 | 1,590,000 | 1,755,000 | 65.35 |
| 2020 | 3,299,000 | 1,568,000 | 1,730,000 | 64.44 |
| 2021 | 3,244,000 | 1,543,000 | 1,701,000 | 63.38 |
| 2022 | 3,204,000 | 1,524,000 | 1,680,000 | 62.60 |
| 2023 | 3,185,000 | 1,514,000 | 1,670,000 | 62.21 |
| 2024 | 3,164,000 | 1,505,000 | 1,658,000 | 61.81 |
| 2025 | 3,140,000 | 1,495,000 | 1,644,000 | 61.33 |