Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,558,000 | 782,000 | 775,000 | 14.29 |
| 1951 | 1,601,000 | 803,000 | 797,000 | 14.68 |
| 1952 | 1,645,000 | 825,000 | 819,000 | 15.09 |
| 1953 | 1,691,000 | 848,000 | 843,000 | 15.51 |
| 1954 | 1,739,000 | 872,000 | 867,000 | 15.95 |
| 1955 | 1,789,000 | 897,000 | 891,000 | 16.41 |
| 1956 | 1,840,000 | 923,000 | 917,000 | 16.88 |
| 1957 | 1,893,000 | 949,000 | 944,000 | 17.36 |
| 1958 | 1,948,000 | 976,000 | 971,000 | 17.86 |
| 1959 | 2,004,000 | 1,005,000 | 999,000 | 18.38 |
| 1960 | 2,062,000 | 1,034,000 | 1,028,000 | 18.91 |
| 1961 | 2,121,000 | 1,063,000 | 1,057,000 | 19.45 |
| 1962 | 2,182,000 | 1,094,000 | 1,087,000 | 20.01 |
| 1963 | 2,244,000 | 1,125,000 | 1,118,000 | 20.58 |
| 1964 | 2,309,000 | 1,158,000 | 1,151,000 | 21.18 |
| 1965 | 2,377,000 | 1,192,000 | 1,184,000 | 21.79 |
| 1966 | 2,446,000 | 1,227,000 | 1,219,000 | 22.43 |
| 1967 | 2,518,000 | 1,263,000 | 1,255,000 | 23.09 |
| 1968 | 2,593,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,292,000 | 23.77 |
| 1969 | 2,670,000 | 1,339,000 | 1,330,000 | 24.48 |
| 1970 | 2,750,000 | 1,380,000 | 1,370,000 | 25.22 |
| 1971 | 2,834,000 | 1,422,000 | 1,411,000 | 25.99 |
| 1972 | 2,922,000 | 1,466,000 | 1,455,000 | 26.79 |
| 1973 | 3,011,000 | 1,511,000 | 1,499,000 | 27.61 |
| 1974 | 3,099,000 | 1,556,000 | 1,543,000 | 28.42 |
| 1975 | 3,193,000 | 1,602,000 | 1,590,000 | 29.28 |
| 1976 | 3,294,000 | 1,654,000 | 1,640,000 | 30.20 |
| 1977 | 3,398,000 | 1,706,000 | 1,691,000 | 31.16 |
| 1978 | 3,505,000 | 1,761,000 | 1,744,000 | 32.14 |
| 1979 | 3,614,000 | 1,816,000 | 1,798,000 | 33.14 |
| 1980 | 3,727,000 | 1,873,000 | 1,853,000 | 34.17 |
| 1981 | 3,841,000 | 1,931,000 | 1,910,000 | 35.22 |
| 1982 | 3,958,000 | 1,990,000 | 1,968,000 | 36.29 |
| 1983 | 4,078,000 | 2,050,000 | 2,027,000 | 37.39 |
| 1984 | 4,199,000 | 2,111,000 | 2,088,000 | 38.51 |
| 1985 | 4,323,000 | 2,174,000 | 2,149,000 | 39.64 |
| 1986 | 4,448,000 | 2,237,000 | 2,211,000 | 40.79 |
| 1987 | 4,576,000 | 2,302,000 | 2,274,000 | 41.96 |
| 1988 | 4,707,000 | 2,367,000 | 2,339,000 | 43.16 |
| 1989 | 4,841,000 | 2,435,000 | 2,406,000 | 44.39 |
| 1990 | 4,980,000 | 2,505,000 | 2,474,000 | 45.66 |
| 1991 | 5,123,000 | 2,577,000 | 2,545,000 | 46.98 |
| 1992 | 5,271,000 | 2,652,000 | 2,618,000 | 48.33 |
| 1993 | 5,423,000 | 2,729,000 | 2,693,000 | 49.72 |
| 1994 | 5,579,000 | 2,808,000 | 2,771,000 | 51.15 |
| 1995 | 5,739,000 | 2,889,000 | 2,850,000 | 52.62 |
| 1996 | 5,903,000 | 2,972,000 | 2,931,000 | 54.13 |
| 1997 | 6,071,000 | 3,056,000 | 3,014,000 | 55.66 |
| 1998 | 6,234,000 | 3,140,000 | 3,094,000 | 57.16 |
| 1999 | 6,400,000 | 3,224,000 | 3,175,000 | 58.68 |
| 2000 | 6,577,000 | 3,314,000 | 3,263,000 | 60.31 |
| 2001 | 6,757,000 | 3,405,000 | 3,352,000 | 61.96 |
| 2002 | 6,938,000 | 3,497,000 | 3,441,000 | 63.62 |
| 2003 | 7,119,000 | 3,588,000 | 3,530,000 | 65.27 |
| 2004 | 7,298,000 | 3,679,000 | 3,619,000 | 66.92 |
| 2005 | 7,478,000 | 3,770,000 | 3,707,000 | 68.56 |
| 2006 | 7,656,000 | 3,860,000 | 3,795,000 | 70.20 |
| 2007 | 7,834,000 | 3,950,000 | 3,883,000 | 71.83 |
| 2008 | 8,012,000 | 4,040,000 | 3,971,000 | 73.46 |
| 2009 | 8,189,000 | 4,130,000 | 4,059,000 | 75.09 |
| 2010 | 8,365,000 | 4,218,000 | 4,146,000 | 76.70 |
| 2011 | 8,540,000 | 4,307,000 | 4,233,000 | 78.30 |
| 2012 | 8,715,000 | 4,394,000 | 4,320,000 | 79.90 |
| 2013 | 8,889,000 | 4,482,000 | 4,406,000 | 81.50 |
| 2014 | 9,063,000 | 4,569,000 | 4,493,000 | 83.09 |
| 2015 | 9,237,000 | 4,657,000 | 4,579,000 | 84.69 |
| 2016 | 9,412,000 | 4,745,000 | 4,667,000 | 86.29 |
| 2017 | 9,588,000 | 4,833,000 | 4,754,000 | 87.91 |
| 2018 | 9,765,000 | 4,921,000 | 4,843,000 | 89.53 |
| 2019 | 9,943,000 | 5,011,000 | 4,932,000 | 91.16 |
| 2020 | 10,119,000 | 5,098,000 | 5,021,000 | 92.78 |
| 2021 | 10,289,000 | 5,182,000 | 5,107,000 | 94.34 |
| 2022 | 10,463,000 | 5,269,000 | 5,194,000 | 95.93 |
| 2023 | 10,644,000 | 5,359,000 | 5,285,000 | 97.59 |
| 2024 | 10,825,000 | 5,449,000 | 5,375,000 | 99.25 |
| 2025 | 11,005,000 | 5,539,000 | 5,465,000 | 100.90 |