Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48,000 | 24,000 | 23,000 | 8.38 |
| 1951 | 51,000 | 26,000 | 24,000 | 8.88 |
| 1952 | 54,000 | 28,000 | 26,000 | 9.41 |
| 1953 | 57,000 | 29,000 | 27,000 | 9.98 |
| 1954 | 61,000 | 31,000 | 29,000 | 10.62 |
| 1955 | 65,000 | 34,000 | 31,000 | 11.31 |
| 1956 | 69,000 | 36,000 | 33,000 | 12.06 |
| 1957 | 74,000 | 39,000 | 35,000 | 12.87 |
| 1958 | 78,000 | 41,000 | 37,000 | 13.70 |
| 1959 | 83,000 | 44,000 | 39,000 | 14.54 |
| 1960 | 88,000 | 47,000 | 41,000 | 15.33 |
| 1961 | 92,000 | 49,000 | 43,000 | 16.05 |
| 1962 | 96,000 | 51,000 | 44,000 | 16.78 |
| 1963 | 101,000 | 54,000 | 46,000 | 17.55 |
| 1964 | 105,000 | 57,000 | 48,000 | 18.37 |
| 1965 | 110,000 | 60,000 | 50,000 | 19.23 |
| 1966 | 115,000 | 63,000 | 52,000 | 20.10 |
| 1967 | 121,000 | 66,000 | 54,000 | 20.99 |
| 1968 | 126,000 | 69,000 | 56,000 | 21.90 |
| 1969 | 131,000 | 72,000 | 58,000 | 22.80 |
| 1970 | 135,000 | 74,000 | 60,000 | 23.44 |
| 1971 | 137,000 | 76,000 | 61,000 | 23.92 |
| 1972 | 142,000 | 79,000 | 63,000 | 24.66 |
| 1973 | 147,000 | 81,000 | 65,000 | 25.56 |
| 1974 | 152,000 | 84,000 | 67,000 | 26.48 |
| 1975 | 158,000 | 87,000 | 70,000 | 27.42 |
| 1976 | 163,000 | 91,000 | 72,000 | 28.38 |
| 1977 | 169,000 | 94,000 | 75,000 | 29.36 |
| 1978 | 174,000 | 97,000 | 77,000 | 30.34 |
| 1979 | 180,000 | 100,000 | 80,000 | 31.30 |
| 1980 | 186,000 | 103,000 | 82,000 | 32.28 |
| 1981 | 191,000 | 106,000 | 85,000 | 33.30 |
| 1982 | 198,000 | 110,000 | 88,000 | 34.37 |
| 1983 | 204,000 | 113,000 | 91,000 | 35.51 |
| 1984 | 211,000 | 116,000 | 94,000 | 36.72 |
| 1985 | 218,000 | 120,000 | 98,000 | 37.97 |
| 1986 | 226,000 | 124,000 | 101,000 | 39.29 |
| 1987 | 233,000 | 128,000 | 105,000 | 40.57 |
| 1988 | 240,000 | 132,000 | 108,000 | 41.79 |
| 1989 | 248,000 | 135,000 | 112,000 | 43.03 |
| 1990 | 255,000 | 139,000 | 115,000 | 44.28 |
| 1991 | 262,000 | 143,000 | 119,000 | 45.55 |
| 1992 | 269,000 | 147,000 | 122,000 | 46.81 |
| 1993 | 276,000 | 150,000 | 126,000 | 48.04 |
| 1994 | 284,000 | 154,000 | 129,000 | 49.28 |
| 1995 | 291,000 | 158,000 | 133,000 | 50.51 |
| 1996 | 298,000 | 161,000 | 136,000 | 51.74 |
| 1997 | 305,000 | 165,000 | 140,000 | 52.97 |
| 1998 | 312,000 | 168,000 | 143,000 | 54.19 |
| 1999 | 319,000 | 172,000 | 146,000 | 55.41 |
| 2000 | 326,000 | 176,000 | 150,000 | 56.62 |
| 2001 | 333,000 | 179,000 | 153,000 | 57.82 |
| 2002 | 340,000 | 183,000 | 157,000 | 58.99 |
| 2003 | 346,000 | 186,000 | 160,000 | 60.13 |
| 2004 | 352,000 | 189,000 | 163,000 | 61.22 |
| 2005 | 358,000 | 192,000 | 166,000 | 62.26 |
| 2006 | 364,000 | 195,000 | 169,000 | 63.26 |
| 2007 | 370,000 | 198,000 | 172,000 | 64.33 |
| 2008 | 377,000 | 201,000 | 176,000 | 65.53 |
| 2009 | 384,000 | 204,000 | 180,000 | 66.77 |
| 2010 | 392,000 | 207,000 | 184,000 | 68.05 |
| 2011 | 399,000 | 210,000 | 188,000 | 69.28 |
| 2012 | 405,000 | 214,000 | 191,000 | 70.35 |
| 2013 | 411,000 | 217,000 | 193,000 | 71.33 |
| 2014 | 416,000 | 220,000 | 196,000 | 72.29 |
| 2015 | 422,000 | 223,000 | 198,000 | 73.24 |
| 2016 | 427,000 | 226,000 | 200,000 | 74.17 |
| 2017 | 432,000 | 229,000 | 203,000 | 75.07 |
| 2018 | 437,000 | 232,000 | 205,000 | 75.94 |
| 2019 | 442,000 | 235,000 | 207,000 | 76.79 |
| 2020 | 447,000 | 238,000 | 209,000 | 77.61 |
| 2021 | 451,000 | 240,000 | 211,000 | 78.36 |
| 2022 | 455,000 | 242,000 | 213,000 | 78.99 |
| 2023 | 458,000 | 243,000 | 215,000 | 79.61 |
| 2024 | 462,000 | 245,000 | 217,000 | 80.26 |
| 2025 | 466,000 | 247,000 | 218,000 | 80.89 |