Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 62,000 | 30,000 | 31,000 | 2.69 |
| 1951 | 64,000 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 2.77 |
| 1952 | 66,000 | 32,000 | 33,000 | 2.86 |
| 1953 | 68,000 | 33,000 | 34,000 | 2.96 |
| 1954 | 70,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 3.05 |
| 1955 | 73,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 3.15 |
| 1956 | 75,000 | 37,000 | 38,000 | 3.25 |
| 1957 | 77,000 | 38,000 | 39,000 | 3.36 |
| 1958 | 80,000 | 39,000 | 40,000 | 3.47 |
| 1959 | 83,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 3.58 |
| 1960 | 86,000 | 42,000 | 43,000 | 3.71 |
| 1961 | 89,000 | 44,000 | 45,000 | 3.86 |
| 1962 | 93,000 | 46,000 | 47,000 | 4.02 |
| 1963 | 97,000 | 48,000 | 49,000 | 4.22 |
| 1964 | 103,000 | 51,000 | 52,000 | 4.45 |
| 1965 | 109,000 | 53,000 | 55,000 | 4.71 |
| 1966 | 115,000 | 57,000 | 58,000 | 4.97 |
| 1967 | 121,000 | 60,000 | 61,000 | 5.25 |
| 1968 | 128,000 | 63,000 | 64,000 | 5.53 |
| 1969 | 136,000 | 67,000 | 68,000 | 5.87 |
| 1970 | 145,000 | 71,000 | 73,000 | 6.26 |
| 1971 | 155,000 | 76,000 | 78,000 | 6.69 |
| 1972 | 166,000 | 82,000 | 83,000 | 7.17 |
| 1973 | 178,000 | 88,000 | 90,000 | 7.70 |
| 1974 | 192,000 | 95,000 | 97,000 | 8.31 |
| 1975 | 209,000 | 103,000 | 105,000 | 9.06 |
| 1976 | 230,000 | 114,000 | 116,000 | 9.95 |
| 1977 | 254,000 | 126,000 | 128,000 | 10.98 |
| 1978 | 280,000 | 138,000 | 141,000 | 12.08 |
| 1979 | 304,000 | 150,000 | 153,000 | 13.14 |
| 1980 | 325,000 | 161,000 | 164,000 | 14.06 |
| 1981 | 343,000 | 170,000 | 172,000 | 14.80 |
| 1982 | 356,000 | 176,000 | 179,000 | 15.40 |
| 1983 | 369,000 | 183,000 | 186,000 | 15.94 |
| 1984 | 384,000 | 190,000 | 193,000 | 16.57 |
| 1985 | 402,000 | 199,000 | 202,000 | 17.37 |
| 1986 | 426,000 | 211,000 | 214,000 | 18.39 |
| 1987 | 454,000 | 225,000 | 228,000 | 19.60 |
| 1988 | 484,000 | 240,000 | 243,000 | 20.90 |
| 1989 | 523,000 | 259,000 | 263,000 | 22.58 |
| 1990 | 579,000 | 287,000 | 291,000 | 25.00 |
| 1991 | 631,000 | 313,000 | 317,000 | 27.23 |
| 1992 | 626,000 | 310,000 | 315,000 | 27.01 |
| 1993 | 614,000 | 304,000 | 309,000 | 26.50 |
| 1994 | 626,000 | 311,000 | 315,000 | 27.04 |
| 1995 | 633,000 | 314,000 | 318,000 | 27.31 |
| 1996 | 648,000 | 322,000 | 326,000 | 27.97 |
| 1997 | 671,000 | 333,000 | 337,000 | 28.98 |
| 1998 | 699,000 | 347,000 | 351,000 | 30.17 |
| 1999 | 724,000 | 360,000 | 364,000 | 31.24 |
| 2000 | 747,000 | 371,000 | 375,000 | 32.24 |
| 2001 | 771,000 | 383,000 | 387,000 | 33.28 |
| 2002 | 795,000 | 395,000 | 399,000 | 34.32 |
| 2003 | 813,000 | 404,000 | 408,000 | 35.10 |
| 2004 | 826,000 | 411,000 | 415,000 | 35.64 |
| 2005 | 839,000 | 417,000 | 421,000 | 36.20 |
| 2006 | 855,000 | 425,000 | 430,000 | 36.92 |
| 2007 | 874,000 | 434,000 | 439,000 | 37.73 |
| 2008 | 892,000 | 443,000 | 448,000 | 38.51 |
| 2009 | 911,000 | 453,000 | 458,000 | 39.32 |
| 2010 | 930,000 | 462,000 | 467,000 | 40.13 |
| 2011 | 948,000 | 471,000 | 477,000 | 40.92 |
| 2012 | 966,000 | 480,000 | 486,000 | 41.71 |
| 2013 | 984,000 | 489,000 | 495,000 | 42.49 |
| 2014 | 1,002,000 | 498,000 | 504,000 | 43.26 |
| 2015 | 1,020,000 | 506,000 | 513,000 | 44.02 |
| 2016 | 1,037,000 | 515,000 | 522,000 | 44.77 |
| 2017 | 1,054,000 | 523,000 | 531,000 | 45.51 |
| 2018 | 1,071,000 | 532,000 | 539,000 | 46.24 |
| 2019 | 1,088,000 | 540,000 | 548,000 | 46.97 |
| 2020 | 1,105,000 | 548,000 | 556,000 | 47.68 |
| 2021 | 1,121,000 | 556,000 | 565,000 | 48.37 |
| 2022 | 1,137,000 | 563,000 | 573,000 | 49.06 |
| 2023 | 1,152,000 | 571,000 | 581,000 | 49.74 |
| 2024 | 1,168,000 | 579,000 | 589,000 | 50.42 |
| 2025 | 1,184,000 | 586,000 | 597,000 | 51.08 |