Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 814,000 | 403,000 | 411,000 | 6.73 |
| 1951 | 827,000 | 408,000 | 418,000 | 6.83 |
| 1952 | 840,000 | 415,000 | 425,000 | 6.94 |
| 1953 | 854,000 | 422,000 | 432,000 | 7.06 |
| 1954 | 870,000 | 429,000 | 440,000 | 7.18 |
| 1955 | 886,000 | 437,000 | 449,000 | 7.32 |
| 1956 | 903,000 | 445,000 | 457,000 | 7.46 |
| 1957 | 918,000 | 452,000 | 465,000 | 7.58 |
| 1958 | 932,000 | 459,000 | 473,000 | 7.70 |
| 1959 | 950,000 | 468,000 | 482,000 | 7.85 |
| 1960 | 972,000 | 478,000 | 493,000 | 8.03 |
| 1961 | 995,000 | 489,000 | 505,000 | 8.22 |
| 1962 | 1,019,000 | 501,000 | 518,000 | 8.42 |
| 1963 | 1,045,000 | 514,000 | 531,000 | 8.63 |
| 1964 | 1,071,000 | 526,000 | 544,000 | 8.84 |
| 1965 | 1,098,000 | 539,000 | 558,000 | 9.07 |
| 1966 | 1,124,000 | 552,000 | 572,000 | 9.29 |
| 1967 | 1,152,000 | 566,000 | 586,000 | 9.51 |
| 1968 | 1,181,000 | 580,000 | 601,000 | 9.76 |
| 1969 | 1,212,000 | 595,000 | 616,000 | 10.01 |
| 1970 | 1,243,000 | 610,000 | 632,000 | 10.26 |
| 1971 | 1,276,000 | 626,000 | 649,000 | 10.53 |
| 1972 | 1,309,000 | 642,000 | 666,000 | 10.81 |
| 1973 | 1,342,000 | 659,000 | 683,000 | 11.08 |
| 1974 | 1,375,000 | 675,000 | 700,000 | 11.36 |
| 1975 | 1,408,000 | 691,000 | 717,000 | 11.62 |
| 1976 | 1,443,000 | 708,000 | 735,000 | 11.92 |
| 1977 | 1,482,000 | 726,000 | 755,000 | 12.24 |
| 1978 | 1,522,000 | 745,000 | 776,000 | 12.57 |
| 1979 | 1,563,000 | 765,000 | 797,000 | 12.91 |
| 1980 | 1,605,000 | 786,000 | 819,000 | 13.26 |
| 1981 | 1,649,000 | 807,000 | 842,000 | 13.62 |
| 1982 | 1,695,000 | 829,000 | 865,000 | 14.00 |
| 1983 | 1,736,000 | 849,000 | 886,000 | 14.33 |
| 1984 | 1,771,000 | 866,000 | 905,000 | 14.63 |
| 1985 | 1,807,000 | 883,000 | 924,000 | 14.92 |
| 1986 | 1,845,000 | 901,000 | 943,000 | 15.23 |
| 1987 | 1,888,000 | 923,000 | 965,000 | 15.59 |
| 1988 | 1,938,000 | 947,000 | 990,000 | 16.00 |
| 1989 | 1,987,000 | 971,000 | 1,015,000 | 16.40 |
| 1990 | 2,032,000 | 993,000 | 1,039,000 | 16.78 |
| 1991 | 1,919,000 | 938,000 | 980,000 | 15.85 |
| 1992 | 1,798,000 | 879,000 | 918,000 | 14.85 |
| 1993 | 1,856,000 | 908,000 | 947,000 | 15.32 |
| 1994 | 1,913,000 | 937,000 | 975,000 | 15.80 |
| 1995 | 2,025,000 | 993,000 | 1,031,000 | 16.72 |
| 1996 | 2,128,000 | 1,045,000 | 1,082,000 | 17.57 |
| 1997 | 2,152,000 | 1,057,000 | 1,094,000 | 17.77 |
| 1998 | 2,180,000 | 1,070,000 | 1,110,000 | 18.00 |
| 1999 | 2,212,000 | 1,082,000 | 1,130,000 | 18.27 |
| 2000 | 2,247,000 | 1,096,000 | 1,150,000 | 18.55 |
| 2001 | 2,312,000 | 1,129,000 | 1,182,000 | 19.09 |
| 2002 | 2,392,000 | 1,169,000 | 1,223,000 | 19.75 |
| 2003 | 2,493,000 | 1,220,000 | 1,273,000 | 20.59 |
| 2004 | 2,598,000 | 1,272,000 | 1,325,000 | 21.45 |
| 2005 | 2,661,000 | 1,304,000 | 1,356,000 | 21.97 |
| 2006 | 2,703,000 | 1,325,000 | 1,377,000 | 22.32 |
| 2007 | 2,743,000 | 1,346,000 | 1,397,000 | 22.64 |
| 2008 | 2,816,000 | 1,382,000 | 1,433,000 | 23.25 |
| 2009 | 2,887,000 | 1,418,000 | 1,469,000 | 23.84 |
| 2010 | 2,945,000 | 1,447,000 | 1,497,000 | 24.31 |
| 2011 | 2,998,000 | 1,474,000 | 1,523,000 | 24.75 |
| 2012 | 3,036,000 | 1,493,000 | 1,542,000 | 25.07 |
| 2013 | 3,074,000 | 1,512,000 | 1,561,000 | 25.38 |
| 2014 | 3,095,000 | 1,523,000 | 1,571,000 | 25.55 |
| 2015 | 3,105,000 | 1,528,000 | 1,576,000 | 25.64 |
| 2016 | 3,124,000 | 1,538,000 | 1,586,000 | 25.79 |
| 2017 | 3,150,000 | 1,551,000 | 1,598,000 | 26.01 |
| 2018 | 3,192,000 | 1,572,000 | 1,619,000 | 26.36 |
| 2019 | 3,240,000 | 1,596,000 | 1,643,000 | 26.75 |
| 2020 | 3,291,000 | 1,622,000 | 1,668,000 | 27.17 |
| 2021 | 3,350,000 | 1,651,000 | 1,698,000 | 27.66 |
| 2022 | 3,409,000 | 1,681,000 | 1,727,000 | 28.14 |
| 2023 | 3,470,000 | 1,712,000 | 1,757,000 | 28.65 |
| 2024 | 3,535,000 | 1,745,000 | 1,790,000 | 29.19 |
| 2025 | 3,607,000 | 1,781,000 | 1,825,000 | 29.78 |