Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,102,000 | 469,000 | 632,000 | 25.35 |
| 1951 | 1,116,000 | 478,000 | 638,000 | 25.68 |
| 1952 | 1,129,000 | 486,000 | 643,000 | 25.99 |
| 1953 | 1,142,000 | 493,000 | 648,000 | 26.29 |
| 1954 | 1,154,000 | 501,000 | 653,000 | 26.57 |
| 1955 | 1,166,000 | 508,000 | 658,000 | 26.85 |
| 1956 | 1,178,000 | 515,000 | 662,000 | 27.11 |
| 1957 | 1,188,000 | 521,000 | 667,000 | 27.35 |
| 1958 | 1,200,000 | 527,000 | 673,000 | 27.62 |
| 1959 | 1,209,000 | 531,000 | 678,000 | 27.84 |
| 1960 | 1,220,000 | 538,000 | 682,000 | 28.08 |
| 1961 | 1,235,000 | 546,000 | 688,000 | 28.42 |
| 1962 | 1,249,000 | 555,000 | 693,000 | 28.75 |
| 1963 | 1,263,000 | 564,000 | 699,000 | 29.08 |
| 1964 | 1,278,000 | 573,000 | 704,000 | 29.41 |
| 1965 | 1,292,000 | 582,000 | 710,000 | 29.74 |
| 1966 | 1,306,000 | 590,000 | 716,000 | 30.06 |
| 1967 | 1,320,000 | 598,000 | 721,000 | 30.37 |
| 1968 | 1,334,000 | 607,000 | 727,000 | 30.70 |
| 1969 | 1,348,000 | 615,000 | 733,000 | 31.03 |
| 1970 | 1,361,000 | 623,000 | 738,000 | 31.33 |
| 1971 | 1,374,000 | 629,000 | 744,000 | 31.62 |
| 1972 | 1,387,000 | 636,000 | 750,000 | 31.92 |
| 1973 | 1,399,000 | 643,000 | 756,000 | 32.19 |
| 1974 | 1,411,000 | 649,000 | 762,000 | 32.48 |
| 1975 | 1,423,000 | 655,000 | 767,000 | 32.75 |
| 1976 | 1,434,000 | 661,000 | 772,000 | 33.01 |
| 1977 | 1,446,000 | 668,000 | 778,000 | 33.28 |
| 1978 | 1,458,000 | 674,000 | 784,000 | 33.55 |
| 1979 | 1,468,000 | 679,000 | 788,000 | 33.77 |
| 1980 | 1,476,000 | 683,000 | 792,000 | 33.97 |
| 1981 | 1,485,000 | 688,000 | 796,000 | 34.17 |
| 1982 | 1,494,000 | 693,000 | 801,000 | 34.39 |
| 1983 | 1,505,000 | 698,000 | 806,000 | 34.63 |
| 1984 | 1,515,000 | 704,000 | 811,000 | 34.87 |
| 1985 | 1,525,000 | 709,000 | 815,000 | 35.09 |
| 1986 | 1,535,000 | 715,000 | 820,000 | 35.33 |
| 1987 | 1,547,000 | 721,000 | 825,000 | 35.60 |
| 1988 | 1,559,000 | 727,000 | 831,000 | 35.87 |
| 1989 | 1,567,000 | 732,000 | 834,000 | 36.07 |
| 1990 | 1,570,000 | 734,000 | 835,000 | 36.13 |
| 1991 | 1,565,000 | 733,000 | 832,000 | 36.01 |
| 1992 | 1,540,000 | 720,000 | 820,000 | 35.44 |
| 1993 | 1,504,000 | 701,000 | 802,000 | 34.61 |
| 1994 | 1,475,000 | 687,000 | 787,000 | 33.95 |
| 1995 | 1,452,000 | 676,000 | 776,000 | 33.42 |
| 1996 | 1,434,000 | 667,000 | 767,000 | 33.01 |
| 1997 | 1,421,000 | 661,000 | 760,000 | 32.70 |
| 1998 | 1,411,000 | 656,000 | 754,000 | 32.47 |
| 1999 | 1,403,000 | 653,000 | 749,000 | 32.29 |
| 2000 | 1,396,000 | 651,000 | 745,000 | 32.14 |
| 2001 | 1,388,000 | 646,000 | 741,000 | 31.94 |
| 2002 | 1,379,000 | 642,000 | 737,000 | 31.74 |
| 2003 | 1,370,000 | 637,000 | 733,000 | 31.54 |
| 2004 | 1,362,000 | 633,000 | 729,000 | 31.35 |
| 2005 | 1,354,000 | 629,000 | 725,000 | 31.17 |
| 2006 | 1,346,000 | 626,000 | 720,000 | 30.99 |
| 2007 | 1,340,000 | 623,000 | 717,000 | 30.85 |
| 2008 | 1,337,000 | 621,000 | 715,000 | 30.76 |
| 2009 | 1,334,000 | 621,000 | 713,000 | 30.70 |
| 2010 | 1,331,000 | 620,000 | 711,000 | 30.63 |
| 2011 | 1,327,000 | 618,000 | 708,000 | 30.54 |
| 2012 | 1,322,000 | 617,000 | 705,000 | 30.43 |
| 2013 | 1,317,000 | 615,000 | 702,000 | 30.32 |
| 2014 | 1,314,000 | 614,000 | 699,000 | 30.24 |
| 2015 | 1,314,000 | 615,000 | 699,000 | 30.24 |
| 2016 | 1,315,000 | 617,000 | 698,000 | 30.27 |
| 2017 | 1,317,000 | 619,000 | 698,000 | 30.31 |
| 2018 | 1,321,000 | 623,000 | 698,000 | 30.41 |
| 2019 | 1,326,000 | 627,000 | 699,000 | 30.53 |
| 2020 | 1,329,000 | 630,000 | 699,000 | 30.59 |
| 2021 | 1,331,000 | 631,000 | 700,000 | 30.64 |
| 2022 | 1,350,000 | 640,000 | 709,000 | 31.06 |
| 2023 | 1,367,000 | 649,000 | 717,000 | 31.45 |
| 2024 | 1,360,000 | 646,000 | 713,000 | 31.30 |
| 2025 | 1,344,000 | 639,000 | 704,000 | 30.93 |