Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,013,000 | 1,508,000 | 1,504,000 | 12.26 |
| 1951 | 3,061,000 | 1,531,000 | 1,530,000 | 12.46 |
| 1952 | 3,111,000 | 1,554,000 | 1,556,000 | 12.66 |
| 1953 | 3,162,000 | 1,578,000 | 1,583,000 | 12.87 |
| 1954 | 3,214,000 | 1,603,000 | 1,611,000 | 13.08 |
| 1955 | 3,267,000 | 1,628,000 | 1,639,000 | 13.30 |
| 1956 | 3,322,000 | 1,654,000 | 1,667,000 | 13.52 |
| 1957 | 3,378,000 | 1,681,000 | 1,696,000 | 13.75 |
| 1958 | 3,436,000 | 1,709,000 | 1,726,000 | 13.99 |
| 1959 | 3,495,000 | 1,738,000 | 1,757,000 | 14.23 |
| 1960 | 3,556,000 | 1,768,000 | 1,788,000 | 14.48 |
| 1961 | 3,619,000 | 1,798,000 | 1,821,000 | 14.73 |
| 1962 | 3,684,000 | 1,830,000 | 1,854,000 | 14.99 |
| 1963 | 3,750,000 | 1,862,000 | 1,888,000 | 15.27 |
| 1964 | 3,819,000 | 1,896,000 | 1,923,000 | 15.55 |
| 1965 | 3,890,000 | 1,931,000 | 1,959,000 | 15.83 |
| 1966 | 3,964,000 | 1,967,000 | 1,996,000 | 16.13 |
| 1967 | 4,040,000 | 2,004,000 | 2,035,000 | 16.44 |
| 1968 | 4,118,000 | 2,043,000 | 2,075,000 | 16.76 |
| 1969 | 4,198,000 | 2,082,000 | 2,116,000 | 17.09 |
| 1970 | 4,277,000 | 2,120,000 | 2,156,000 | 17.41 |
| 1971 | 4,355,000 | 2,157,000 | 2,197,000 | 17.72 |
| 1972 | 4,431,000 | 2,192,000 | 2,238,000 | 18.03 |
| 1973 | 4,506,000 | 2,227,000 | 2,278,000 | 18.34 |
| 1974 | 4,580,000 | 2,261,000 | 2,319,000 | 18.64 |
| 1975 | 4,653,000 | 2,294,000 | 2,359,000 | 18.94 |
| 1976 | 4,727,000 | 2,326,000 | 2,400,000 | 19.24 |
| 1977 | 4,801,000 | 2,359,000 | 2,441,000 | 19.54 |
| 1978 | 4,877,000 | 2,392,000 | 2,484,000 | 19.85 |
| 1979 | 4,959,000 | 2,429,000 | 2,529,000 | 20.18 |
| 1980 | 5,047,000 | 2,469,000 | 2,577,000 | 20.54 |
| 1981 | 5,143,000 | 2,514,000 | 2,628,000 | 20.93 |
| 1982 | 5,247,000 | 2,564,000 | 2,682,000 | 21.36 |
| 1983 | 5,359,000 | 2,619,000 | 2,740,000 | 21.81 |
| 1984 | 5,480,000 | 2,678,000 | 2,801,000 | 22.30 |
| 1985 | 5,610,000 | 2,743,000 | 2,866,000 | 22.83 |
| 1986 | 5,750,000 | 2,814,000 | 2,936,000 | 23.40 |
| 1987 | 5,900,000 | 2,890,000 | 3,009,000 | 24.01 |
| 1988 | 6,056,000 | 2,970,000 | 3,085,000 | 24.65 |
| 1989 | 6,215,000 | 3,052,000 | 3,163,000 | 25.30 |
| 1990 | 6,434,000 | 3,163,000 | 3,271,000 | 26.19 |
| 1991 | 6,697,000 | 3,296,000 | 3,401,000 | 27.26 |
| 1992 | 6,914,000 | 3,406,000 | 3,507,000 | 28.14 |
| 1993 | 7,128,000 | 3,515,000 | 3,612,000 | 29.01 |
| 1994 | 7,345,000 | 3,626,000 | 3,718,000 | 29.89 |
| 1995 | 7,553,000 | 3,732,000 | 3,820,000 | 30.74 |
| 1996 | 7,770,000 | 3,843,000 | 3,926,000 | 31.62 |
| 1997 | 7,931,000 | 3,919,000 | 4,012,000 | 32.28 |
| 1998 | 8,081,000 | 3,987,000 | 4,094,000 | 32.89 |
| 1999 | 8,265,000 | 4,077,000 | 4,187,000 | 33.64 |
| 2000 | 8,428,000 | 4,153,000 | 4,275,000 | 34.30 |
| 2001 | 8,539,000 | 4,195,000 | 4,344,000 | 34.76 |
| 2002 | 8,674,000 | 4,252,000 | 4,421,000 | 35.30 |
| 2003 | 8,870,000 | 4,349,000 | 4,521,000 | 36.10 |
| 2004 | 9,062,000 | 4,442,000 | 4,619,000 | 36.88 |
| 2005 | 9,245,000 | 4,528,000 | 4,716,000 | 37.63 |
| 2006 | 9,441,000 | 4,621,000 | 4,819,000 | 38.42 |
| 2007 | 9,662,000 | 4,729,000 | 4,932,000 | 39.32 |
| 2008 | 9,898,000 | 4,846,000 | 5,052,000 | 40.29 |
| 2009 | 10,143,000 | 4,967,000 | 5,175,000 | 41.28 |
| 2010 | 10,396,000 | 5,092,000 | 5,303,000 | 42.31 |
| 2011 | 10,656,000 | 5,222,000 | 5,434,000 | 43.37 |
| 2012 | 10,921,000 | 5,353,000 | 5,567,000 | 44.45 |
| 2013 | 11,191,000 | 5,487,000 | 5,704,000 | 45.55 |
| 2014 | 11,472,000 | 5,628,000 | 5,844,000 | 46.69 |
| 2015 | 11,767,000 | 5,776,000 | 5,990,000 | 47.89 |
| 2016 | 12,073,000 | 5,931,000 | 6,141,000 | 49.13 |
| 2017 | 12,385,000 | 6,089,000 | 6,295,000 | 50.41 |
| 2018 | 12,704,000 | 6,252,000 | 6,452,000 | 51.70 |
| 2019 | 13,034,000 | 6,420,000 | 6,613,000 | 53.05 |
| 2020 | 13,371,000 | 6,592,000 | 6,778,000 | 54.42 |
| 2021 | 13,710,000 | 6,766,000 | 6,943,000 | 55.80 |
| 2022 | 14,055,000 | 6,943,000 | 7,111,000 | 57.20 |
| 2023 | 14,405,000 | 7,122,000 | 7,282,000 | 58.63 |
| 2024 | 14,754,000 | 7,301,000 | 7,453,000 | 60.05 |
| 2025 | 15,099,000 | 7,477,000 | 7,622,000 | 61.45 |