Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 543,000 | 268,000 | 275,000 | 19.33 |
| 1951 | 549,000 | 271,000 | 277,000 | 19.55 |
| 1952 | 553,000 | 274,000 | 279,000 | 19.70 |
| 1953 | 557,000 | 276,000 | 281,000 | 19.83 |
| 1954 | 560,000 | 278,000 | 282,000 | 19.95 |
| 1955 | 564,000 | 280,000 | 283,000 | 20.06 |
| 1956 | 566,000 | 282,000 | 284,000 | 20.16 |
| 1957 | 569,000 | 283,000 | 285,000 | 20.26 |
| 1958 | 572,000 | 285,000 | 286,000 | 20.36 |
| 1959 | 575,000 | 287,000 | 287,000 | 20.45 |
| 1960 | 577,000 | 288,000 | 288,000 | 20.54 |
| 1961 | 582,000 | 291,000 | 291,000 | 20.72 |
| 1962 | 589,000 | 294,000 | 294,000 | 20.96 |
| 1963 | 594,000 | 296,000 | 297,000 | 21.14 |
| 1964 | 588,000 | 293,000 | 295,000 | 20.93 |
| 1965 | 575,000 | 285,000 | 289,000 | 20.45 |
| 1966 | 566,000 | 280,000 | 286,000 | 20.16 |
| 1967 | 569,000 | 280,000 | 288,000 | 20.24 |
| 1968 | 578,000 | 284,000 | 293,000 | 20.56 |
| 1969 | 581,000 | 285,000 | 295,000 | 20.68 |
| 1970 | 584,000 | 286,000 | 297,000 | 20.78 |
| 1971 | 586,000 | 286,000 | 299,000 | 20.85 |
| 1972 | 586,000 | 286,000 | 300,000 | 20.86 |
| 1973 | 592,000 | 288,000 | 304,000 | 21.08 |
| 1974 | 613,000 | 298,000 | 314,000 | 21.81 |
| 1975 | 650,000 | 316,000 | 334,000 | 23.15 |
| 1976 | 694,000 | 338,000 | 356,000 | 24.69 |
| 1977 | 741,000 | 361,000 | 380,000 | 26.38 |
| 1978 | 791,000 | 385,000 | 405,000 | 28.15 |
| 1979 | 819,000 | 399,000 | 420,000 | 29.16 |
| 1980 | 829,000 | 404,000 | 424,000 | 29.49 |
| 1981 | 842,000 | 410,000 | 431,000 | 29.96 |
| 1982 | 855,000 | 416,000 | 439,000 | 30.44 |
| 1983 | 869,000 | 423,000 | 446,000 | 30.92 |
| 1984 | 883,000 | 429,000 | 453,000 | 31.42 |
| 1985 | 897,000 | 436,000 | 461,000 | 31.92 |
| 1986 | 912,000 | 443,000 | 469,000 | 32.44 |
| 1987 | 926,000 | 449,000 | 476,000 | 32.96 |
| 1988 | 942,000 | 457,000 | 484,000 | 33.50 |
| 1989 | 957,000 | 464,000 | 493,000 | 34.06 |
| 1990 | 973,000 | 472,000 | 501,000 | 34.63 |
| 1991 | 994,000 | 482,000 | 512,000 | 35.37 |
| 1992 | 1,024,000 | 496,000 | 527,000 | 36.43 |
| 1993 | 1,058,000 | 513,000 | 545,000 | 37.65 |
| 1994 | 1,092,000 | 529,000 | 562,000 | 38.84 |
| 1995 | 1,119,000 | 543,000 | 576,000 | 39.83 |
| 1996 | 1,143,000 | 555,000 | 588,000 | 40.67 |
| 1997 | 1,165,000 | 566,000 | 599,000 | 41.45 |
| 1998 | 1,187,000 | 576,000 | 610,000 | 42.23 |
| 1999 | 1,210,000 | 587,000 | 622,000 | 43.04 |
| 2000 | 1,234,000 | 600,000 | 634,000 | 43.91 |
| 2001 | 1,261,000 | 613,000 | 647,000 | 44.85 |
| 2002 | 1,289,000 | 627,000 | 661,000 | 45.85 |
| 2003 | 1,318,000 | 642,000 | 676,000 | 46.90 |
| 2004 | 1,349,000 | 657,000 | 691,000 | 47.99 |
| 2005 | 1,381,000 | 674,000 | 707,000 | 49.13 |
| 2006 | 1,415,000 | 691,000 | 724,000 | 50.33 |
| 2007 | 1,450,000 | 709,000 | 741,000 | 51.60 |
| 2008 | 1,488,000 | 727,000 | 760,000 | 52.92 |
| 2009 | 1,526,000 | 747,000 | 779,000 | 54.28 |
| 2010 | 1,566,000 | 767,000 | 798,000 | 55.70 |
| 2011 | 1,608,000 | 788,000 | 819,000 | 57.19 |
| 2012 | 1,651,000 | 810,000 | 841,000 | 58.73 |
| 2013 | 1,695,000 | 832,000 | 863,000 | 60.31 |
| 2014 | 1,741,000 | 855,000 | 885,000 | 61.92 |
| 2015 | 1,786,000 | 878,000 | 907,000 | 63.53 |
| 2016 | 1,831,000 | 901,000 | 930,000 | 65.15 |
| 2017 | 1,877,000 | 924,000 | 952,000 | 66.75 |
| 2018 | 1,922,000 | 947,000 | 975,000 | 68.36 |
| 2019 | 1,967,000 | 970,000 | 997,000 | 69.98 |
| 2020 | 2,013,000 | 993,000 | 1,020,000 | 71.60 |
| 2021 | 2,058,000 | 1,016,000 | 1,042,000 | 73.22 |
| 2022 | 2,105,000 | 1,039,000 | 1,065,000 | 74.88 |
| 2023 | 2,153,000 | 1,063,000 | 1,089,000 | 76.58 |
| 2024 | 2,201,000 | 1,088,000 | 1,113,000 | 78.28 |
| 2025 | 2,249,000 | 1,112,000 | 1,137,000 | 80.00 |