Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 184,000 | 86,000 | 98,000 | 45.90 |
| 1951 | 187,000 | 87,000 | 99,000 | 46.45 |
| 1952 | 189,000 | 88,000 | 101,000 | 47.01 |
| 1953 | 191,000 | 89,000 | 102,000 | 47.53 |
| 1954 | 193,000 | 90,000 | 103,000 | 48.03 |
| 1955 | 195,000 | 91,000 | 104,000 | 48.54 |
| 1956 | 197,000 | 92,000 | 105,000 | 49.09 |
| 1957 | 200,000 | 94,000 | 106,000 | 49.70 |
| 1958 | 203,000 | 95,000 | 107,000 | 50.39 |
| 1959 | 206,000 | 97,000 | 109,000 | 51.20 |
| 1960 | 210,000 | 99,000 | 110,000 | 52.12 |
| 1961 | 215,000 | 101,000 | 113,000 | 53.37 |
| 1962 | 221,000 | 105,000 | 116,000 | 55.07 |
| 1963 | 229,000 | 109,000 | 119,000 | 56.92 |
| 1964 | 237,000 | 114,000 | 122,000 | 58.81 |
| 1965 | 244,000 | 118,000 | 126,000 | 60.76 |
| 1966 | 252,000 | 122,000 | 130,000 | 62.77 |
| 1967 | 261,000 | 127,000 | 133,000 | 64.87 |
| 1968 | 270,000 | 132,000 | 137,000 | 67.04 |
| 1969 | 279,000 | 137,000 | 141,000 | 69.29 |
| 1970 | 287,000 | 142,000 | 145,000 | 71.44 |
| 1971 | 294,000 | 145,000 | 148,000 | 72.96 |
| 1972 | 297,000 | 146,000 | 150,000 | 73.79 |
| 1973 | 299,000 | 147,000 | 152,000 | 74.41 |
| 1974 | 302,000 | 147,000 | 154,000 | 75.08 |
| 1975 | 305,000 | 148,000 | 157,000 | 75.89 |
| 1976 | 309,000 | 149,000 | 160,000 | 76.79 |
| 1977 | 312,000 | 149,000 | 162,000 | 77.63 |
| 1978 | 316,000 | 150,000 | 165,000 | 78.45 |
| 1979 | 319,000 | 151,000 | 168,000 | 79.28 |
| 1980 | 323,000 | 152,000 | 171,000 | 80.22 |
| 1981 | 327,000 | 154,000 | 173,000 | 81.35 |
| 1982 | 332,000 | 156,000 | 175,000 | 82.56 |
| 1983 | 337,000 | 159,000 | 178,000 | 83.79 |
| 1984 | 342,000 | 162,000 | 180,000 | 84.99 |
| 1985 | 347,000 | 164,000 | 182,000 | 86.20 |
| 1986 | 352,000 | 167,000 | 185,000 | 87.42 |
| 1987 | 357,000 | 169,000 | 187,000 | 88.66 |
| 1988 | 362,000 | 172,000 | 189,000 | 89.91 |
| 1989 | 367,000 | 175,000 | 192,000 | 91.27 |
| 1990 | 375,000 | 179,000 | 196,000 | 93.16 |
| 1991 | 384,000 | 184,000 | 200,000 | 95.43 |
| 1992 | 393,000 | 189,000 | 204,000 | 97.62 |
| 1993 | 401,000 | 193,000 | 208,000 | 99.74 |
| 1994 | 410,000 | 198,000 | 211,000 | 101.79 |
| 1995 | 418,000 | 202,000 | 215,000 | 103.75 |
| 1996 | 425,000 | 206,000 | 218,000 | 105.60 |
| 1997 | 432,000 | 210,000 | 222,000 | 107.39 |
| 1998 | 439,000 | 214,000 | 225,000 | 109.13 |
| 1999 | 446,000 | 218,000 | 228,000 | 110.80 |
| 2000 | 453,000 | 222,000 | 231,000 | 112.49 |
| 2001 | 460,000 | 226,000 | 234,000 | 114.22 |
| 2002 | 467,000 | 230,000 | 236,000 | 115.89 |
| 2003 | 473,000 | 233,000 | 239,000 | 117.47 |
| 2004 | 479,000 | 237,000 | 241,000 | 118.95 |
| 2005 | 485,000 | 241,000 | 243,000 | 120.38 |
| 2006 | 490,000 | 244,000 | 245,000 | 121.77 |
| 2007 | 496,000 | 248,000 | 247,000 | 123.12 |
| 2008 | 501,000 | 251,000 | 249,000 | 124.41 |
| 2009 | 506,000 | 254,000 | 251,000 | 125.59 |
| 2010 | 509,000 | 256,000 | 252,000 | 126.50 |
| 2011 | 511,000 | 258,000 | 253,000 | 126.91 |
| 2012 | 511,000 | 258,000 | 253,000 | 127.04 |
| 2013 | 512,000 | 258,000 | 253,000 | 127.10 |
| 2014 | 512,000 | 259,000 | 253,000 | 127.13 |
| 2015 | 512,000 | 259,000 | 253,000 | 127.15 |
| 2016 | 512,000 | 259,000 | 252,000 | 127.19 |
| 2017 | 512,000 | 260,000 | 252,000 | 127.27 |
| 2018 | 513,000 | 260,000 | 252,000 | 127.40 |
| 2019 | 514,000 | 261,000 | 252,000 | 127.57 |
| 2020 | 514,000 | 261,000 | 252,000 | 127.71 |
| 2021 | 516,000 | 262,000 | 253,000 | 128.20 |
| 2022 | 519,000 | 264,000 | 255,000 | 128.97 |
| 2023 | 522,000 | 265,000 | 256,000 | 129.61 |
| 2024 | 524,000 | 266,000 | 257,000 | 130.24 |
| 2025 | 527,000 | 268,000 | 259,000 | 130.85 |