Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,735,000 | 1,384,000 | 1,350,000 | 8.60 |
| 1951 | 2,809,000 | 1,420,000 | 1,388,000 | 8.83 |
| 1952 | 2,885,000 | 1,458,000 | 1,427,000 | 9.08 |
| 1953 | 2,965,000 | 1,497,000 | 1,467,000 | 9.32 |
| 1954 | 3,048,000 | 1,538,000 | 1,509,000 | 9.59 |
| 1955 | 3,136,000 | 1,582,000 | 1,554,000 | 9.86 |
| 1956 | 3,230,000 | 1,629,000 | 1,600,000 | 10.16 |
| 1957 | 3,329,000 | 1,679,000 | 1,649,000 | 10.47 |
| 1958 | 3,435,000 | 1,733,000 | 1,701,000 | 10.80 |
| 1959 | 3,548,000 | 1,791,000 | 1,757,000 | 11.16 |
| 1960 | 3,673,000 | 1,855,000 | 1,817,000 | 11.55 |
| 1961 | 3,810,000 | 1,926,000 | 1,883,000 | 11.98 |
| 1962 | 3,956,000 | 2,003,000 | 1,953,000 | 12.44 |
| 1963 | 4,112,000 | 2,084,000 | 2,027,000 | 12.93 |
| 1964 | 4,273,000 | 2,169,000 | 2,104,000 | 13.44 |
| 1965 | 4,442,000 | 2,256,000 | 2,185,000 | 13.97 |
| 1966 | 4,617,000 | 2,347,000 | 2,269,000 | 14.52 |
| 1967 | 4,799,000 | 2,442,000 | 2,357,000 | 15.09 |
| 1968 | 4,990,000 | 2,540,000 | 2,449,000 | 15.69 |
| 1969 | 5,192,000 | 2,645,000 | 2,546,000 | 16.33 |
| 1970 | 5,411,000 | 2,760,000 | 2,650,000 | 17.02 |
| 1971 | 5,650,000 | 2,887,000 | 2,763,000 | 17.77 |
| 1972 | 5,909,000 | 3,025,000 | 2,884,000 | 18.58 |
| 1973 | 6,184,000 | 3,171,000 | 3,013,000 | 19.45 |
| 1974 | 6,474,000 | 3,324,000 | 3,149,000 | 20.36 |
| 1975 | 6,776,000 | 3,484,000 | 3,291,000 | 21.31 |
| 1976 | 7,057,000 | 3,628,000 | 3,429,000 | 22.20 |
| 1977 | 7,321,000 | 3,757,000 | 3,564,000 | 23.03 |
| 1978 | 7,603,000 | 3,894,000 | 3,708,000 | 23.91 |
| 1979 | 7,902,000 | 4,042,000 | 3,860,000 | 24.85 |
| 1980 | 8,220,000 | 4,199,000 | 4,021,000 | 25.85 |
| 1981 | 8,556,000 | 4,365,000 | 4,191,000 | 26.91 |
| 1982 | 8,907,000 | 4,538,000 | 4,369,000 | 28.01 |
| 1983 | 9,272,000 | 4,718,000 | 4,553,000 | 29.16 |
| 1984 | 9,650,000 | 4,905,000 | 4,745,000 | 30.35 |
| 1985 | 10,040,000 | 5,097,000 | 4,942,000 | 31.57 |
| 1986 | 10,440,000 | 5,295,000 | 5,145,000 | 32.83 |
| 1987 | 10,851,000 | 5,498,000 | 5,353,000 | 34.12 |
| 1988 | 11,275,000 | 5,707,000 | 5,567,000 | 35.46 |
| 1989 | 11,719,000 | 5,926,000 | 5,792,000 | 36.86 |
| 1990 | 12,189,000 | 6,158,000 | 6,031,000 | 38.33 |
| 1991 | 12,683,000 | 6,403,000 | 6,280,000 | 39.89 |
| 1992 | 13,200,000 | 6,658,000 | 6,541,000 | 41.51 |
| 1993 | 13,735,000 | 6,924,000 | 6,811,000 | 43.20 |
| 1994 | 14,287,000 | 7,198,000 | 7,089,000 | 44.93 |
| 1995 | 14,855,000 | 7,480,000 | 7,374,000 | 46.72 |
| 1996 | 15,442,000 | 7,772,000 | 7,669,000 | 48.56 |
| 1997 | 16,047,000 | 8,073,000 | 7,973,000 | 50.46 |
| 1998 | 16,663,000 | 8,381,000 | 8,282,000 | 52.40 |
| 1999 | 17,215,000 | 8,656,000 | 8,559,000 | 54.14 |
| 2000 | 17,699,000 | 8,895,000 | 8,803,000 | 55.66 |
| 2001 | 18,178,000 | 9,133,000 | 9,045,000 | 57.17 |
| 2002 | 18,654,000 | 9,369,000 | 9,285,000 | 58.66 |
| 2003 | 19,125,000 | 9,603,000 | 9,522,000 | 60.14 |
| 2004 | 19,595,000 | 9,836,000 | 9,758,000 | 61.62 |
| 2005 | 20,068,000 | 10,072,000 | 9,996,000 | 63.11 |
| 2006 | 20,546,000 | 10,309,000 | 10,236,000 | 64.61 |
| 2007 | 21,030,000 | 10,550,000 | 10,480,000 | 66.13 |
| 2008 | 21,514,000 | 10,815,000 | 10,699,000 | 67.66 |
| 2009 | 21,997,000 | 11,105,000 | 10,892,000 | 69.18 |
| 2010 | 22,488,000 | 11,401,000 | 11,086,000 | 70.72 |
| 2011 | 22,982,000 | 11,702,000 | 11,279,000 | 72.27 |
| 2012 | 23,467,000 | 12,001,000 | 11,465,000 | 73.80 |
| 2013 | 23,939,000 | 12,294,000 | 11,645,000 | 75.28 |
| 2014 | 24,527,000 | 12,612,000 | 11,914,000 | 77.13 |
| 2015 | 25,246,000 | 12,966,000 | 12,280,000 | 79.39 |
| 2016 | 25,989,000 | 13,331,000 | 12,657,000 | 81.73 |
| 2017 | 26,733,000 | 13,697,000 | 13,035,000 | 84.07 |
| 2018 | 27,464,000 | 14,056,000 | 13,407,000 | 86.37 |
| 2019 | 28,193,000 | 14,413,000 | 13,779,000 | 88.66 |
| 2020 | 28,915,000 | 14,767,000 | 14,147,000 | 90.93 |
| 2021 | 29,639,000 | 15,121,000 | 14,518,000 | 93.21 |
| 2022 | 30,395,000 | 15,491,000 | 14,903,000 | 95.58 |
| 2023 | 31,165,000 | 15,869,000 | 15,296,000 | 98.01 |
| 2024 | 31,934,000 | 16,246,000 | 15,687,000 | 100.42 |
| 2025 | 32,711,000 | 16,628,000 | 16,083,000 | 102.87 |