Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,248,000 | 3,623,000 | 3,624,000 | 66.87 |
| 1951 | 7,314,000 | 3,655,000 | 3,658,000 | 67.48 |
| 1952 | 7,361,000 | 3,678,000 | 3,683,000 | 67.92 |
| 1953 | 7,415,000 | 3,704,000 | 3,711,000 | 68.42 |
| 1954 | 7,476,000 | 3,733,000 | 3,742,000 | 68.97 |
| 1955 | 7,533,000 | 3,761,000 | 3,772,000 | 69.50 |
| 1956 | 7,587,000 | 3,787,000 | 3,799,000 | 70.00 |
| 1957 | 7,649,000 | 3,818,000 | 3,831,000 | 70.57 |
| 1958 | 7,724,000 | 3,855,000 | 3,868,000 | 71.27 |
| 1959 | 7,794,000 | 3,891,000 | 3,903,000 | 71.91 |
| 1960 | 7,862,000 | 3,926,000 | 3,936,000 | 72.54 |
| 1961 | 7,938,000 | 3,964,000 | 3,973,000 | 73.23 |
| 1962 | 8,008,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,008,000 | 73.88 |
| 1963 | 8,073,000 | 4,033,000 | 4,040,000 | 74.48 |
| 1964 | 8,140,000 | 4,067,000 | 4,073,000 | 75.10 |
| 1965 | 8,202,000 | 4,100,000 | 4,102,000 | 75.67 |
| 1966 | 8,258,000 | 4,130,000 | 4,128,000 | 76.19 |
| 1967 | 8,311,000 | 4,156,000 | 4,154,000 | 76.67 |
| 1968 | 8,370,000 | 4,185,000 | 4,184,000 | 77.22 |
| 1969 | 8,435,000 | 4,217,000 | 4,217,000 | 77.82 |
| 1970 | 8,490,000 | 4,244,000 | 4,245,000 | 78.33 |
| 1971 | 8,538,000 | 4,268,000 | 4,270,000 | 78.78 |
| 1972 | 8,579,000 | 4,287,000 | 4,292,000 | 79.15 |
| 1973 | 8,624,000 | 4,309,000 | 4,315,000 | 79.57 |
| 1974 | 8,682,000 | 4,336,000 | 4,345,000 | 80.10 |
| 1975 | 8,723,000 | 4,355,000 | 4,367,000 | 80.48 |
| 1976 | 8,759,000 | 4,372,000 | 4,386,000 | 80.81 |
| 1977 | 8,804,000 | 4,393,000 | 4,411,000 | 81.23 |
| 1978 | 8,813,000 | 4,395,000 | 4,417,000 | 81.31 |
| 1979 | 8,824,000 | 4,399,000 | 4,425,000 | 81.41 |
| 1980 | 8,859,000 | 4,414,000 | 4,445,000 | 81.73 |
| 1981 | 8,887,000 | 4,425,000 | 4,462,000 | 81.99 |
| 1982 | 8,912,000 | 4,435,000 | 4,477,000 | 82.22 |
| 1983 | 8,933,000 | 4,442,000 | 4,490,000 | 82.41 |
| 1984 | 8,952,000 | 4,448,000 | 4,504,000 | 82.59 |
| 1985 | 8,958,000 | 4,443,000 | 4,515,000 | 82.65 |
| 1986 | 8,963,000 | 4,437,000 | 4,525,000 | 82.69 |
| 1987 | 8,976,000 | 4,439,000 | 4,536,000 | 82.81 |
| 1988 | 8,985,000 | 4,440,000 | 4,545,000 | 82.90 |
| 1989 | 8,936,000 | 4,411,000 | 4,525,000 | 82.44 |
| 1990 | 8,822,000 | 4,349,000 | 4,473,000 | 81.39 |
| 1991 | 8,695,000 | 4,281,000 | 4,414,000 | 80.22 |
| 1992 | 8,559,000 | 4,207,000 | 4,351,000 | 78.96 |
| 1993 | 8,466,000 | 4,156,000 | 4,309,000 | 78.11 |
| 1994 | 8,416,000 | 4,127,000 | 4,289,000 | 77.65 |
| 1995 | 8,357,000 | 4,093,000 | 4,264,000 | 77.10 |
| 1996 | 8,291,000 | 4,056,000 | 4,234,000 | 76.49 |
| 1997 | 8,217,000 | 4,016,000 | 4,200,000 | 75.81 |
| 1998 | 8,138,000 | 3,973,000 | 4,164,000 | 75.08 |
| 1999 | 8,067,000 | 3,935,000 | 4,132,000 | 74.43 |
| 2000 | 8,000,000 | 3,899,000 | 4,101,000 | 73.81 |
| 2001 | 7,928,000 | 3,861,000 | 4,067,000 | 73.14 |
| 2002 | 7,861,000 | 3,827,000 | 4,034,000 | 72.53 |
| 2003 | 7,804,000 | 3,798,000 | 4,005,000 | 72.00 |
| 2004 | 7,749,000 | 3,770,000 | 3,978,000 | 71.49 |
| 2005 | 7,695,000 | 3,743,000 | 3,951,000 | 70.99 |
| 2006 | 7,640,000 | 3,715,000 | 3,924,000 | 70.49 |
| 2007 | 7,586,000 | 3,689,000 | 3,897,000 | 69.99 |
| 2008 | 7,535,000 | 3,664,000 | 3,870,000 | 69.52 |
| 2009 | 7,488,000 | 3,641,000 | 3,846,000 | 69.08 |
| 2010 | 7,437,000 | 3,617,000 | 3,819,000 | 68.62 |
| 2011 | 7,380,000 | 3,590,000 | 3,789,000 | 68.08 |
| 2012 | 7,317,000 | 3,560,000 | 3,756,000 | 67.50 |
| 2013 | 7,264,000 | 3,534,000 | 3,729,000 | 67.02 |
| 2014 | 7,223,000 | 3,513,000 | 3,710,000 | 66.64 |
| 2015 | 7,177,000 | 3,489,000 | 3,688,000 | 66.22 |
| 2016 | 7,127,000 | 3,463,000 | 3,664,000 | 65.75 |
| 2017 | 7,075,000 | 3,436,000 | 3,639,000 | 65.28 |
| 2018 | 7,024,000 | 3,408,000 | 3,615,000 | 64.81 |
| 2019 | 6,975,000 | 3,382,000 | 3,592,000 | 64.35 |
| 2020 | 6,933,000 | 3,359,000 | 3,574,000 | 63.97 |
| 2021 | 6,877,000 | 3,330,000 | 3,546,000 | 63.45 |
| 2022 | 6,825,000 | 3,304,000 | 3,521,000 | 62.97 |
| 2023 | 6,795,000 | 3,289,000 | 3,506,000 | 62.69 |
| 2024 | 6,757,000 | 3,270,000 | 3,487,000 | 62.34 |
| 2025 | 6,714,000 | 3,248,000 | 3,465,000 | 61.95 |