Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 21,148,000 | 10,728,000 | 10,420,000 | 21.25 |
| 1951 | 21,605,000 | 10,943,000 | 10,662,000 | 21.71 |
| 1952 | 22,104,000 | 11,181,000 | 10,923,000 | 22.21 |
| 1953 | 22,644,000 | 11,442,000 | 11,201,000 | 22.75 |
| 1954 | 23,212,000 | 11,719,000 | 11,493,000 | 23.32 |
| 1955 | 23,795,000 | 12,001,000 | 11,793,000 | 23.90 |
| 1956 | 24,387,000 | 12,288,000 | 12,099,000 | 24.50 |
| 1957 | 24,994,000 | 12,582,000 | 12,412,000 | 25.11 |
| 1958 | 25,600,000 | 12,873,000 | 12,727,000 | 25.72 |
| 1959 | 26,226,000 | 13,175,000 | 13,051,000 | 26.35 |
| 1960 | 26,896,000 | 13,504,000 | 13,392,000 | 27.02 |
| 1961 | 27,600,000 | 13,853,000 | 13,747,000 | 27.73 |
| 1962 | 28,337,000 | 14,220,000 | 14,116,000 | 28.47 |
| 1963 | 29,091,000 | 14,598,000 | 14,493,000 | 29.23 |
| 1964 | 29,858,000 | 14,981,000 | 14,877,000 | 30.00 |
| 1965 | 30,629,000 | 15,366,000 | 15,262,000 | 30.77 |
| 1966 | 31,406,000 | 15,753,000 | 15,653,000 | 31.55 |
| 1967 | 32,196,000 | 16,144,000 | 16,051,000 | 32.34 |
| 1968 | 32,998,000 | 16,541,000 | 16,456,000 | 33.15 |
| 1969 | 33,811,000 | 16,945,000 | 16,866,000 | 33.97 |
| 1970 | 34,623,000 | 17,348,000 | 17,275,000 | 34.78 |
| 1971 | 35,433,000 | 17,751,000 | 17,681,000 | 35.60 |
| 1972 | 36,258,000 | 18,164,000 | 18,094,000 | 36.42 |
| 1973 | 37,102,000 | 18,585,000 | 18,516,000 | 37.27 |
| 1974 | 37,969,000 | 19,020,000 | 18,949,000 | 38.14 |
| 1975 | 38,875,000 | 19,477,000 | 19,397,000 | 39.05 |
| 1976 | 39,795,000 | 19,943,000 | 19,851,000 | 39.98 |
| 1977 | 40,748,000 | 20,428,000 | 20,320,000 | 40.94 |
| 1978 | 41,761,000 | 20,944,000 | 20,816,000 | 41.95 |
| 1979 | 42,818,000 | 21,483,000 | 21,334,000 | 43.01 |
| 1980 | 43,950,000 | 22,062,000 | 21,888,000 | 44.15 |
| 1981 | 45,147,000 | 22,673,000 | 22,473,000 | 45.35 |
| 1982 | 46,407,000 | 23,318,000 | 23,088,000 | 46.62 |
| 1983 | 47,786,000 | 24,024,000 | 23,762,000 | 48.01 |
| 1984 | 49,247,000 | 24,771,000 | 24,475,000 | 49.47 |
| 1985 | 50,734,000 | 25,532,000 | 25,202,000 | 50.97 |
| 1986 | 52,206,000 | 26,285,000 | 25,920,000 | 52.45 |
| 1987 | 53,674,000 | 27,043,000 | 26,630,000 | 53.92 |
| 1988 | 55,187,000 | 27,828,000 | 27,358,000 | 55.44 |
| 1989 | 56,710,000 | 28,620,000 | 28,090,000 | 56.97 |
| 1990 | 58,396,000 | 29,520,000 | 28,875,000 | 58.66 |
| 1991 | 60,028,000 | 30,389,000 | 29,639,000 | 60.30 |
| 1992 | 61,480,000 | 31,141,000 | 30,338,000 | 61.76 |
| 1993 | 62,915,000 | 31,886,000 | 31,029,000 | 63.20 |
| 1994 | 64,285,000 | 32,588,000 | 31,697,000 | 64.58 |
| 1995 | 65,652,000 | 33,286,000 | 32,365,000 | 65.95 |
| 1996 | 67,028,000 | 33,987,000 | 33,040,000 | 67.33 |
| 1997 | 68,431,000 | 34,700,000 | 33,731,000 | 68.75 |
| 1998 | 69,943,000 | 35,475,000 | 34,468,000 | 70.26 |
| 1999 | 71,520,000 | 36,286,000 | 35,233,000 | 71.85 |
| 2000 | 73,083,000 | 37,085,000 | 35,997,000 | 73.42 |
| 2001 | 74,652,000 | 37,884,000 | 36,767,000 | 74.99 |
| 2002 | 76,239,000 | 38,686,000 | 37,552,000 | 76.59 |
| 2003 | 77,853,000 | 39,500,000 | 38,353,000 | 78.21 |
| 2004 | 79,477,000 | 40,316,000 | 39,161,000 | 79.84 |
| 2005 | 81,101,000 | 41,129,000 | 39,971,000 | 81.47 |
| 2006 | 82,700,000 | 41,923,000 | 40,777,000 | 83.08 |
| 2007 | 84,276,000 | 42,696,000 | 41,579,000 | 84.66 |
| 2008 | 85,864,000 | 43,472,000 | 42,392,000 | 86.26 |
| 2009 | 87,501,000 | 44,273,000 | 43,228,000 | 87.90 |
| 2010 | 89,196,000 | 45,104,000 | 44,092,000 | 89.60 |
| 2011 | 91,093,000 | 46,048,000 | 45,044,000 | 91.51 |
| 2012 | 93,161,000 | 47,092,000 | 46,068,000 | 93.59 |
| 2013 | 95,333,000 | 48,189,000 | 47,144,000 | 95.77 |
| 2014 | 97,528,000 | 49,290,000 | 48,238,000 | 97.97 |
| 2015 | 99,597,000 | 50,313,000 | 49,283,000 | 100.05 |
| 2016 | 101,644,000 | 51,327,000 | 50,317,000 | 102.11 |
| 2017 | 103,696,000 | 52,358,000 | 51,337,000 | 104.17 |
| 2018 | 105,682,000 | 53,361,000 | 52,320,000 | 106.17 |
| 2019 | 107,553,000 | 54,305,000 | 53,247,000 | 108.05 |
| 2020 | 109,315,000 | 55,193,000 | 54,121,000 | 109.82 |
| 2021 | 110,957,000 | 56,026,000 | 54,930,000 | 111.46 |
| 2022 | 112,618,000 | 56,867,000 | 55,751,000 | 113.13 |
| 2023 | 114,535,000 | 57,830,000 | 56,705,000 | 115.06 |
| 2024 | 116,538,000 | 58,840,000 | 57,698,000 | 117.07 |
| 2025 | 118,365,000 | 59,760,000 | 58,605,000 | 118.91 |