Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 226,000 | 111,000 | 115,000 | 8.08 |
| 1951 | 230,000 | 113,000 | 117,000 | 8.22 |
| 1952 | 234,000 | 115,000 | 119,000 | 8.37 |
| 1953 | 238,000 | 116,000 | 121,000 | 8.51 |
| 1954 | 242,000 | 118,000 | 124,000 | 8.66 |
| 1955 | 247,000 | 120,000 | 126,000 | 8.81 |
| 1956 | 251,000 | 122,000 | 128,000 | 8.97 |
| 1957 | 255,000 | 124,000 | 131,000 | 9.12 |
| 1958 | 260,000 | 126,000 | 133,000 | 9.28 |
| 1959 | 264,000 | 128,000 | 136,000 | 9.45 |
| 1960 | 269,000 | 131,000 | 138,000 | 9.62 |
| 1961 | 274,000 | 133,000 | 141,000 | 9.80 |
| 1962 | 280,000 | 136,000 | 143,000 | 9.99 |
| 1963 | 285,000 | 139,000 | 146,000 | 10.20 |
| 1964 | 291,000 | 142,000 | 149,000 | 10.41 |
| 1965 | 298,000 | 145,000 | 152,000 | 10.63 |
| 1966 | 304,000 | 148,000 | 156,000 | 10.87 |
| 1967 | 311,000 | 152,000 | 159,000 | 11.12 |
| 1968 | 318,000 | 155,000 | 163,000 | 11.37 |
| 1969 | 322,000 | 157,000 | 165,000 | 11.50 |
| 1970 | 320,000 | 156,000 | 164,000 | 11.44 |
| 1971 | 315,000 | 153,000 | 162,000 | 11.26 |
| 1972 | 309,000 | 150,000 | 159,000 | 11.03 |
| 1973 | 302,000 | 146,000 | 155,000 | 10.78 |
| 1974 | 294,000 | 143,000 | 151,000 | 10.52 |
| 1975 | 287,000 | 139,000 | 148,000 | 10.26 |
| 1976 | 281,000 | 136,000 | 144,000 | 10.02 |
| 1977 | 276,000 | 133,000 | 142,000 | 9.87 |
| 1978 | 276,000 | 133,000 | 142,000 | 9.86 |
| 1979 | 279,000 | 135,000 | 144,000 | 9.98 |
| 1980 | 288,000 | 139,000 | 149,000 | 10.29 |
| 1981 | 303,000 | 146,000 | 156,000 | 10.81 |
| 1982 | 322,000 | 155,000 | 166,000 | 11.49 |
| 1983 | 343,000 | 166,000 | 177,000 | 12.24 |
| 1984 | 364,000 | 177,000 | 187,000 | 13.01 |
| 1985 | 385,000 | 187,000 | 198,000 | 13.75 |
| 1986 | 404,000 | 196,000 | 207,000 | 14.43 |
| 1987 | 422,000 | 205,000 | 216,000 | 15.06 |
| 1988 | 439,000 | 214,000 | 225,000 | 15.67 |
| 1989 | 456,000 | 223,000 | 233,000 | 16.29 |
| 1990 | 474,000 | 231,000 | 242,000 | 16.91 |
| 1991 | 492,000 | 240,000 | 251,000 | 17.55 |
| 1992 | 510,000 | 250,000 | 260,000 | 18.21 |
| 1993 | 530,000 | 259,000 | 270,000 | 18.90 |
| 1994 | 550,000 | 270,000 | 279,000 | 19.61 |
| 1995 | 571,000 | 281,000 | 289,000 | 20.37 |
| 1996 | 593,000 | 293,000 | 299,000 | 21.16 |
| 1997 | 616,000 | 306,000 | 310,000 | 21.99 |
| 1998 | 641,000 | 320,000 | 321,000 | 22.87 |
| 1999 | 667,000 | 334,000 | 332,000 | 23.79 |
| 2000 | 703,000 | 353,000 | 349,000 | 25.07 |
| 2001 | 749,000 | 378,000 | 371,000 | 26.73 |
| 2002 | 797,000 | 404,000 | 393,000 | 28.45 |
| 2003 | 847,000 | 431,000 | 416,000 | 30.23 |
| 2004 | 899,000 | 459,000 | 440,000 | 32.08 |
| 2005 | 947,000 | 485,000 | 462,000 | 33.77 |
| 2006 | 990,000 | 509,000 | 480,000 | 35.31 |
| 2007 | 1,036,000 | 535,000 | 500,000 | 36.94 |
| 2008 | 1,084,000 | 562,000 | 522,000 | 38.66 |
| 2009 | 1,135,000 | 591,000 | 544,000 | 40.49 |
| 2010 | 1,189,000 | 621,000 | 567,000 | 42.39 |
| 2011 | 1,241,000 | 650,000 | 590,000 | 44.27 |
| 2012 | 1,293,000 | 679,000 | 614,000 | 46.11 |
| 2013 | 1,346,000 | 708,000 | 637,000 | 47.99 |
| 2014 | 1,399,000 | 737,000 | 661,000 | 49.91 |
| 2015 | 1,453,000 | 767,000 | 686,000 | 51.83 |
| 2016 | 1,508,000 | 797,000 | 710,000 | 53.77 |
| 2017 | 1,562,000 | 826,000 | 735,000 | 55.70 |
| 2018 | 1,616,000 | 855,000 | 760,000 | 57.63 |
| 2019 | 1,670,000 | 884,000 | 785,000 | 59.54 |
| 2020 | 1,716,000 | 908,000 | 807,000 | 61.19 |
| 2021 | 1,758,000 | 929,000 | 828,000 | 62.70 |
| 2022 | 1,803,000 | 952,000 | 850,000 | 64.30 |
| 2023 | 1,847,000 | 974,000 | 872,000 | 65.87 |
| 2024 | 1,892,000 | 997,000 | 894,000 | 67.47 |
| 2025 | 1,938,000 | 1,021,000 | 917,000 | 69.11 |