Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64,000 | 33,000 | 30,000 | 17.47 |
| 1951 | 65,000 | 34,000 | 31,000 | 17.89 |
| 1952 | 67,000 | 35,000 | 32,000 | 18.35 |
| 1953 | 69,000 | 36,000 | 33,000 | 18.86 |
| 1954 | 71,000 | 37,000 | 34,000 | 19.42 |
| 1955 | 73,000 | 38,000 | 35,000 | 20.05 |
| 1956 | 76,000 | 39,000 | 36,000 | 20.72 |
| 1957 | 78,000 | 40,000 | 38,000 | 21.29 |
| 1958 | 80,000 | 41,000 | 38,000 | 21.76 |
| 1959 | 81,000 | 42,000 | 39,000 | 22.23 |
| 1960 | 83,000 | 42,000 | 40,000 | 22.71 |
| 1961 | 85,000 | 43,000 | 41,000 | 23.19 |
| 1962 | 87,000 | 44,000 | 42,000 | 23.69 |
| 1963 | 89,000 | 45,000 | 43,000 | 24.36 |
| 1964 | 92,000 | 47,000 | 45,000 | 25.20 |
| 1965 | 96,000 | 49,000 | 46,000 | 26.06 |
| 1966 | 99,000 | 50,000 | 48,000 | 26.96 |
| 1967 | 102,000 | 52,000 | 50,000 | 27.89 |
| 1968 | 106,000 | 54,000 | 52,000 | 28.87 |
| 1969 | 110,000 | 56,000 | 53,000 | 29.89 |
| 1970 | 114,000 | 58,000 | 55,000 | 30.95 |
| 1971 | 117,000 | 60,000 | 57,000 | 32.02 |
| 1972 | 121,000 | 62,000 | 59,000 | 33.09 |
| 1973 | 125,000 | 64,000 | 60,000 | 34.17 |
| 1974 | 129,000 | 67,000 | 62,000 | 35.28 |
| 1975 | 134,000 | 69,000 | 64,000 | 36.39 |
| 1976 | 138,000 | 72,000 | 66,000 | 37.49 |
| 1977 | 142,000 | 74,000 | 67,000 | 38.63 |
| 1978 | 146,000 | 76,000 | 70,000 | 39.85 |
| 1979 | 151,000 | 78,000 | 72,000 | 41.14 |
| 1980 | 156,000 | 81,000 | 75,000 | 42.47 |
| 1981 | 161,000 | 83,000 | 77,000 | 43.84 |
| 1982 | 166,000 | 86,000 | 80,000 | 45.24 |
| 1983 | 171,000 | 89,000 | 82,000 | 46.62 |
| 1984 | 176,000 | 91,000 | 85,000 | 47.90 |
| 1985 | 180,000 | 93,000 | 87,000 | 49.13 |
| 1986 | 185,000 | 96,000 | 89,000 | 50.40 |
| 1987 | 190,000 | 98,000 | 91,000 | 51.70 |
| 1988 | 195,000 | 100,000 | 94,000 | 52.98 |
| 1989 | 199,000 | 103,000 | 96,000 | 54.19 |
| 1990 | 203,000 | 105,000 | 98,000 | 55.31 |
| 1991 | 207,000 | 107,000 | 100,000 | 56.39 |
| 1992 | 211,000 | 108,000 | 102,000 | 57.43 |
| 1993 | 215,000 | 110,000 | 104,000 | 58.42 |
| 1994 | 218,000 | 112,000 | 106,000 | 59.38 |
| 1995 | 222,000 | 114,000 | 107,000 | 60.29 |
| 1996 | 225,000 | 115,000 | 109,000 | 61.21 |
| 1997 | 229,000 | 117,000 | 111,000 | 62.19 |
| 1998 | 232,000 | 119,000 | 113,000 | 63.22 |
| 1999 | 236,000 | 120,000 | 115,000 | 64.22 |
| 2000 | 240,000 | 122,000 | 117,000 | 65.24 |
| 2001 | 244,000 | 124,000 | 119,000 | 66.26 |
| 2002 | 247,000 | 126,000 | 121,000 | 67.26 |
| 2003 | 251,000 | 127,000 | 123,000 | 68.31 |
| 2004 | 255,000 | 129,000 | 125,000 | 69.40 |
| 2005 | 259,000 | 131,000 | 127,000 | 70.44 |
| 2006 | 263,000 | 133,000 | 129,000 | 71.45 |
| 2007 | 266,000 | 135,000 | 131,000 | 72.32 |
| 2008 | 268,000 | 136,000 | 132,000 | 72.85 |
| 2009 | 269,000 | 136,000 | 132,000 | 73.15 |
| 2010 | 270,000 | 136,000 | 133,000 | 73.45 |
| 2011 | 271,000 | 137,000 | 134,000 | 73.76 |
| 2012 | 273,000 | 137,000 | 135,000 | 74.13 |
| 2013 | 274,000 | 138,000 | 136,000 | 74.57 |
| 2014 | 276,000 | 139,000 | 137,000 | 75.02 |
| 2015 | 277,000 | 139,000 | 138,000 | 75.43 |
| 2016 | 279,000 | 140,000 | 138,000 | 75.78 |
| 2017 | 280,000 | 140,000 | 139,000 | 76.03 |
| 2018 | 279,000 | 141,000 | 138,000 | 75.95 |
| 2019 | 279,000 | 141,000 | 137,000 | 75.74 |
| 2020 | 279,000 | 141,000 | 137,000 | 75.79 |
| 2021 | 279,000 | 141,000 | 138,000 | 75.95 |
| 2022 | 280,000 | 141,000 | 138,000 | 76.11 |
| 2023 | 281,000 | 142,000 | 138,000 | 76.31 |
| 2024 | 281,000 | 142,000 | 139,000 | 76.50 |
| 2025 | 282,000 | 142,000 | 139,000 | 76.67 |