Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,651,000 | 3,727,000 | 3,923,000 | 58.49 |
| 1951 | 7,712,000 | 3,760,000 | 3,952,000 | 58.96 |
| 1952 | 7,775,000 | 3,793,000 | 3,981,000 | 59.44 |
| 1953 | 7,841,000 | 3,828,000 | 4,012,000 | 59.94 |
| 1954 | 7,910,000 | 3,864,000 | 4,045,000 | 60.47 |
| 1955 | 7,984,000 | 3,904,000 | 4,080,000 | 61.04 |
| 1956 | 8,060,000 | 3,944,000 | 4,116,000 | 61.62 |
| 1957 | 8,136,000 | 3,984,000 | 4,152,000 | 62.20 |
| 1958 | 8,214,000 | 4,025,000 | 4,189,000 | 62.80 |
| 1959 | 8,297,000 | 4,068,000 | 4,228,000 | 63.43 |
| 1960 | 8,384,000 | 4,113,000 | 4,270,000 | 64.09 |
| 1961 | 8,447,000 | 4,144,000 | 4,302,000 | 64.57 |
| 1962 | 8,473,000 | 4,157,000 | 4,316,000 | 64.77 |
| 1963 | 8,488,000 | 4,164,000 | 4,323,000 | 64.89 |
| 1964 | 8,504,000 | 4,171,000 | 4,332,000 | 65.01 |
| 1965 | 8,521,000 | 4,166,000 | 4,355,000 | 65.14 |
| 1966 | 8,579,000 | 4,172,000 | 4,407,000 | 65.59 |
| 1967 | 8,655,000 | 4,211,000 | 4,443,000 | 66.16 |
| 1968 | 8,717,000 | 4,244,000 | 4,473,000 | 66.64 |
| 1969 | 8,747,000 | 4,257,000 | 4,489,000 | 66.86 |
| 1970 | 8,747,000 | 4,270,000 | 4,477,000 | 66.87 |
| 1971 | 8,787,000 | 4,295,000 | 4,491,000 | 67.17 |
| 1972 | 8,849,000 | 4,326,000 | 4,523,000 | 67.65 |
| 1973 | 8,893,000 | 4,348,000 | 4,544,000 | 67.98 |
| 1974 | 8,929,000 | 4,367,000 | 4,561,000 | 68.26 |
| 1975 | 9,016,000 | 4,411,000 | 4,605,000 | 68.93 |
| 1976 | 9,160,000 | 4,480,000 | 4,679,000 | 70.02 |
| 1977 | 9,282,000 | 4,538,000 | 4,743,000 | 70.95 |
| 1978 | 9,389,000 | 4,592,000 | 4,797,000 | 71.78 |
| 1979 | 9,526,000 | 4,676,000 | 4,849,000 | 72.82 |
| 1980 | 9,653,000 | 4,749,000 | 4,904,000 | 73.79 |
| 1981 | 9,754,000 | 4,793,000 | 4,960,000 | 74.56 |
| 1982 | 9,837,000 | 4,834,000 | 5,002,000 | 75.20 |
| 1983 | 9,911,000 | 4,871,000 | 5,040,000 | 75.76 |
| 1984 | 9,978,000 | 4,904,000 | 5,074,000 | 76.28 |
| 1985 | 10,037,000 | 4,933,000 | 5,103,000 | 76.72 |
| 1986 | 10,088,000 | 4,959,000 | 5,129,000 | 77.12 |
| 1987 | 10,134,000 | 4,981,000 | 5,152,000 | 77.47 |
| 1988 | 10,177,000 | 5,002,000 | 5,174,000 | 77.79 |
| 1989 | 10,218,000 | 5,022,000 | 5,195,000 | 78.11 |
| 1990 | 10,258,000 | 5,041,000 | 5,217,000 | 78.42 |
| 1991 | 10,306,000 | 5,065,000 | 5,241,000 | 78.79 |
| 1992 | 10,359,000 | 5,094,000 | 5,265,000 | 79.19 |
| 1993 | 10,412,000 | 5,122,000 | 5,290,000 | 79.60 |
| 1994 | 10,466,000 | 5,151,000 | 5,315,000 | 80.01 |
| 1995 | 10,519,000 | 5,179,000 | 5,339,000 | 80.41 |
| 1996 | 10,570,000 | 5,206,000 | 5,363,000 | 80.80 |
| 1997 | 10,622,000 | 5,234,000 | 5,388,000 | 81.20 |
| 1998 | 10,675,000 | 5,262,000 | 5,412,000 | 81.60 |
| 1999 | 10,727,000 | 5,290,000 | 5,437,000 | 82.01 |
| 2000 | 10,782,000 | 5,319,000 | 5,463,000 | 82.42 |
| 2001 | 10,843,000 | 5,350,000 | 5,492,000 | 82.89 |
| 2002 | 10,890,000 | 5,374,000 | 5,515,000 | 83.25 |
| 2003 | 10,918,000 | 5,387,000 | 5,530,000 | 83.46 |
| 2004 | 10,947,000 | 5,399,000 | 5,547,000 | 83.68 |
| 2005 | 10,981,000 | 5,413,000 | 5,567,000 | 83.94 |
| 2006 | 11,016,000 | 5,425,000 | 5,590,000 | 84.21 |
| 2007 | 11,045,000 | 5,433,000 | 5,612,000 | 84.44 |
| 2008 | 11,076,000 | 5,440,000 | 5,636,000 | 84.67 |
| 2009 | 11,108,000 | 5,446,000 | 5,661,000 | 84.91 |
| 2010 | 11,124,000 | 5,445,000 | 5,678,000 | 85.04 |
| 2011 | 11,108,000 | 5,426,000 | 5,682,000 | 84.92 |
| 2012 | 11,048,000 | 5,381,000 | 5,666,000 | 84.45 |
| 2013 | 10,967,000 | 5,324,000 | 5,642,000 | 83.84 |
| 2014 | 10,893,000 | 5,273,000 | 5,619,000 | 83.27 |
| 2015 | 10,820,000 | 5,227,000 | 5,593,000 | 82.72 |
| 2016 | 10,775,000 | 5,202,000 | 5,573,000 | 82.37 |
| 2017 | 10,753,000 | 5,194,000 | 5,559,000 | 82.20 |
| 2018 | 10,730,000 | 5,187,000 | 5,543,000 | 82.03 |
| 2019 | 10,718,000 | 5,189,000 | 5,529,000 | 81.93 |
| 2020 | 10,699,000 | 5,185,000 | 5,514,000 | 81.79 |
| 2021 | 10,579,000 | 5,125,000 | 5,454,000 | 80.87 |
| 2022 | 10,412,000 | 5,042,000 | 5,369,000 | 79.59 |
| 2023 | 10,242,000 | 4,961,000 | 5,281,000 | 78.30 |
| 2024 | 10,047,000 | 4,867,000 | 5,180,000 | 76.81 |
| 2025 | 9,938,000 | 4,815,000 | 5,122,000 | 75.97 |