Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 926,000 | 464,000 | 462,000 | 18.15 |
| 1951 | 958,000 | 480,000 | 477,000 | 18.77 |
| 1952 | 991,000 | 497,000 | 494,000 | 19.42 |
| 1953 | 1,027,000 | 515,000 | 511,000 | 20.11 |
| 1954 | 1,064,000 | 534,000 | 530,000 | 20.84 |
| 1955 | 1,103,000 | 553,000 | 549,000 | 21.60 |
| 1956 | 1,143,000 | 574,000 | 569,000 | 22.40 |
| 1957 | 1,186,000 | 596,000 | 590,000 | 23.24 |
| 1958 | 1,231,000 | 618,000 | 612,000 | 24.12 |
| 1959 | 1,278,000 | 642,000 | 636,000 | 25.04 |
| 1960 | 1,327,000 | 667,000 | 660,000 | 26.00 |
| 1961 | 1,377,000 | 692,000 | 685,000 | 26.99 |
| 1962 | 1,429,000 | 718,000 | 710,000 | 28.00 |
| 1963 | 1,481,000 | 744,000 | 736,000 | 29.02 |
| 1964 | 1,533,000 | 771,000 | 762,000 | 30.04 |
| 1965 | 1,586,000 | 797,000 | 788,000 | 31.07 |
| 1966 | 1,638,000 | 823,000 | 814,000 | 32.08 |
| 1967 | 1,689,000 | 849,000 | 839,000 | 33.09 |
| 1968 | 1,739,000 | 875,000 | 864,000 | 34.07 |
| 1969 | 1,789,000 | 899,000 | 889,000 | 35.04 |
| 1970 | 1,838,000 | 924,000 | 913,000 | 36.02 |
| 1971 | 1,888,000 | 949,000 | 938,000 | 36.99 |
| 1972 | 1,938,000 | 974,000 | 963,000 | 37.96 |
| 1973 | 1,988,000 | 999,000 | 988,000 | 38.94 |
| 1974 | 2,039,000 | 1,025,000 | 1,013,000 | 39.95 |
| 1975 | 2,092,000 | 1,052,000 | 1,040,000 | 40.99 |
| 1976 | 2,147,000 | 1,079,000 | 1,068,000 | 42.06 |
| 1977 | 2,205,000 | 1,108,000 | 1,096,000 | 43.19 |
| 1978 | 2,264,000 | 1,137,000 | 1,126,000 | 44.35 |
| 1979 | 2,326,000 | 1,168,000 | 1,158,000 | 45.56 |
| 1980 | 2,390,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,190,000 | 46.82 |
| 1981 | 2,456,000 | 1,233,000 | 1,223,000 | 48.11 |
| 1982 | 2,524,000 | 1,267,000 | 1,257,000 | 49.45 |
| 1983 | 2,595,000 | 1,302,000 | 1,292,000 | 50.83 |
| 1984 | 2,667,000 | 1,338,000 | 1,328,000 | 52.24 |
| 1985 | 2,741,000 | 1,376,000 | 1,365,000 | 53.70 |
| 1986 | 2,817,000 | 1,414,000 | 1,403,000 | 55.18 |
| 1987 | 2,892,000 | 1,451,000 | 1,440,000 | 56.65 |
| 1988 | 2,968,000 | 1,489,000 | 1,478,000 | 58.13 |
| 1989 | 3,043,000 | 1,527,000 | 1,516,000 | 59.61 |
| 1990 | 3,121,000 | 1,566,000 | 1,555,000 | 61.14 |
| 1991 | 3,202,000 | 1,605,000 | 1,596,000 | 62.71 |
| 1992 | 3,284,000 | 1,645,000 | 1,639,000 | 64.32 |
| 1993 | 3,367,000 | 1,685,000 | 1,682,000 | 65.95 |
| 1994 | 3,451,000 | 1,724,000 | 1,726,000 | 67.59 |
| 1995 | 3,535,000 | 1,764,000 | 1,770,000 | 69.24 |
| 1996 | 3,619,000 | 1,804,000 | 1,814,000 | 70.88 |
| 1997 | 3,701,000 | 1,843,000 | 1,858,000 | 72.50 |
| 1998 | 3,782,000 | 1,881,000 | 1,901,000 | 74.09 |
| 1999 | 3,862,000 | 1,919,000 | 1,942,000 | 75.64 |
| 2000 | 3,937,000 | 1,955,000 | 1,982,000 | 77.12 |
| 2001 | 4,008,000 | 1,990,000 | 2,018,000 | 78.51 |
| 2002 | 4,075,000 | 2,022,000 | 2,052,000 | 79.82 |
| 2003 | 4,138,000 | 2,053,000 | 2,085,000 | 81.06 |
| 2004 | 4,200,000 | 2,083,000 | 2,116,000 | 82.26 |
| 2005 | 4,261,000 | 2,113,000 | 2,148,000 | 83.46 |
| 2006 | 4,321,000 | 2,142,000 | 2,178,000 | 84.63 |
| 2007 | 4,380,000 | 2,171,000 | 2,209,000 | 85.79 |
| 2008 | 4,440,000 | 2,200,000 | 2,239,000 | 86.96 |
| 2009 | 4,499,000 | 2,229,000 | 2,270,000 | 88.13 |
| 2010 | 4,555,000 | 2,256,000 | 2,299,000 | 89.23 |
| 2011 | 4,609,000 | 2,283,000 | 2,326,000 | 90.28 |
| 2012 | 4,663,000 | 2,309,000 | 2,354,000 | 91.34 |
| 2013 | 4,716,000 | 2,335,000 | 2,380,000 | 92.37 |
| 2014 | 4,767,000 | 2,360,000 | 2,406,000 | 93.36 |
| 2015 | 4,818,000 | 2,385,000 | 2,432,000 | 94.36 |
| 2016 | 4,866,000 | 2,409,000 | 2,457,000 | 95.32 |
| 2017 | 4,913,000 | 2,432,000 | 2,480,000 | 96.22 |
| 2018 | 4,957,000 | 2,454,000 | 2,503,000 | 97.10 |
| 2019 | 4,999,000 | 2,474,000 | 2,525,000 | 97.92 |
| 2020 | 5,034,000 | 2,490,000 | 2,543,000 | 98.60 |
| 2021 | 5,059,000 | 2,502,000 | 2,557,000 | 99.10 |
| 2022 | 5,081,000 | 2,512,000 | 2,569,000 | 99.53 |
| 2023 | 5,105,000 | 2,523,000 | 2,582,000 | 99.99 |
| 2024 | 5,129,000 | 2,534,000 | 2,595,000 | 100.47 |
| 2025 | 5,152,000 | 2,545,000 | 2,607,000 | 100.92 |