Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 493,000 | 243,000 | 250,000 | 53.45 |
| 1951 | 501,000 | 247,000 | 254,000 | 54.23 |
| 1952 | 508,000 | 250,000 | 258,000 | 55.05 |
| 1953 | 516,000 | 254,000 | 262,000 | 55.92 |
| 1954 | 525,000 | 258,000 | 266,000 | 56.83 |
| 1955 | 533,000 | 262,000 | 271,000 | 57.78 |
| 1956 | 543,000 | 266,000 | 276,000 | 58.77 |
| 1957 | 552,000 | 271,000 | 281,000 | 59.83 |
| 1958 | 563,000 | 276,000 | 286,000 | 60.96 |
| 1959 | 574,000 | 281,000 | 292,000 | 62.18 |
| 1960 | 586,000 | 287,000 | 298,000 | 63.47 |
| 1961 | 595,000 | 292,000 | 303,000 | 64.45 |
| 1962 | 601,000 | 295,000 | 306,000 | 65.09 |
| 1963 | 607,000 | 298,000 | 308,000 | 65.72 |
| 1964 | 612,000 | 301,000 | 311,000 | 66.29 |
| 1965 | 617,000 | 304,000 | 313,000 | 66.86 |
| 1966 | 623,000 | 307,000 | 316,000 | 67.47 |
| 1967 | 629,000 | 310,000 | 318,000 | 68.10 |
| 1968 | 635,000 | 313,000 | 321,000 | 68.74 |
| 1969 | 641,000 | 317,000 | 324,000 | 69.39 |
| 1970 | 647,000 | 320,000 | 326,000 | 70.07 |
| 1971 | 654,000 | 324,000 | 329,000 | 70.79 |
| 1972 | 661,000 | 328,000 | 332,000 | 71.54 |
| 1973 | 665,000 | 330,000 | 335,000 | 72.07 |
| 1974 | 663,000 | 327,000 | 335,000 | 71.78 |
| 1975 | 659,000 | 324,000 | 334,000 | 71.36 |
| 1976 | 662,000 | 326,000 | 335,000 | 71.65 |
| 1977 | 667,000 | 330,000 | 336,000 | 72.20 |
| 1978 | 672,000 | 334,000 | 337,000 | 72.75 |
| 1979 | 677,000 | 338,000 | 339,000 | 73.33 |
| 1980 | 683,000 | 342,000 | 340,000 | 73.93 |
| 1981 | 688,000 | 347,000 | 341,000 | 74.56 |
| 1982 | 696,000 | 352,000 | 344,000 | 75.38 |
| 1983 | 707,000 | 358,000 | 349,000 | 76.54 |
| 1984 | 719,000 | 364,000 | 354,000 | 77.85 |
| 1985 | 731,000 | 370,000 | 360,000 | 79.14 |
| 1986 | 743,000 | 377,000 | 365,000 | 80.42 |
| 1987 | 754,000 | 383,000 | 371,000 | 81.69 |
| 1988 | 766,000 | 389,000 | 376,000 | 82.93 |
| 1989 | 777,000 | 395,000 | 382,000 | 84.14 |
| 1990 | 788,000 | 401,000 | 387,000 | 85.32 |
| 1991 | 798,000 | 407,000 | 391,000 | 86.47 |
| 1992 | 810,000 | 413,000 | 397,000 | 87.70 |
| 1993 | 826,000 | 421,000 | 404,000 | 89.40 |
| 1994 | 844,000 | 430,000 | 414,000 | 91.41 |
| 1995 | 862,000 | 439,000 | 423,000 | 93.37 |
| 1996 | 880,000 | 448,000 | 432,000 | 95.27 |
| 1997 | 897,000 | 456,000 | 440,000 | 97.14 |
| 1998 | 914,000 | 465,000 | 449,000 | 98.98 |
| 1999 | 931,000 | 473,000 | 457,000 | 100.78 |
| 2000 | 947,000 | 481,000 | 465,000 | 102.56 |
| 2001 | 964,000 | 489,000 | 474,000 | 104.34 |
| 2002 | 981,000 | 498,000 | 483,000 | 106.22 |
| 2003 | 999,000 | 507,000 | 492,000 | 108.18 |
| 2004 | 1,017,000 | 516,000 | 501,000 | 110.16 |
| 2005 | 1,036,000 | 525,000 | 510,000 | 112.14 |
| 2006 | 1,054,000 | 534,000 | 519,000 | 114.12 |
| 2007 | 1,072,000 | 543,000 | 529,000 | 116.10 |
| 2008 | 1,091,000 | 552,000 | 538,000 | 118.08 |
| 2009 | 1,109,000 | 561,000 | 547,000 | 120.06 |
| 2010 | 1,127,000 | 571,000 | 556,000 | 122.06 |
| 2011 | 1,146,000 | 580,000 | 566,000 | 124.08 |
| 2012 | 1,165,000 | 589,000 | 575,000 | 126.13 |
| 2013 | 1,183,000 | 598,000 | 585,000 | 128.13 |
| 2014 | 1,201,000 | 607,000 | 594,000 | 130.07 |
| 2015 | 1,219,000 | 616,000 | 603,000 | 131.98 |
| 2016 | 1,237,000 | 624,000 | 612,000 | 133.89 |
| 2017 | 1,254,000 | 633,000 | 621,000 | 135.74 |
| 2018 | 1,270,000 | 641,000 | 629,000 | 137.53 |
| 2019 | 1,286,000 | 649,000 | 637,000 | 139.25 |
| 2020 | 1,302,000 | 656,000 | 645,000 | 140.94 |
| 2021 | 1,317,000 | 663,000 | 653,000 | 142.57 |
| 2022 | 1,331,000 | 670,000 | 660,000 | 144.09 |
| 2023 | 1,344,000 | 677,000 | 667,000 | 145.56 |
| 2024 | 1,358,000 | 684,000 | 674,000 | 147.00 |
| 2025 | 1,370,000 | 690,000 | 680,000 | 148.35 |