Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5,653,000 | 2,814,000 | 2,839,000 | 13.02 |
| 1951 | 5,774,000 | 2,869,000 | 2,904,000 | 13.30 |
| 1952 | 5,913,000 | 2,934,000 | 2,978,000 | 13.62 |
| 1953 | 6,064,000 | 3,006,000 | 3,058,000 | 13.97 |
| 1954 | 6,219,000 | 3,080,000 | 3,139,000 | 14.33 |
| 1955 | 6,366,000 | 3,150,000 | 3,216,000 | 14.67 |
| 1956 | 6,507,000 | 3,217,000 | 3,289,000 | 14.99 |
| 1957 | 6,633,000 | 3,277,000 | 3,355,000 | 15.28 |
| 1958 | 6,741,000 | 3,328,000 | 3,412,000 | 15.53 |
| 1959 | 6,870,000 | 3,390,000 | 3,480,000 | 15.83 |
| 1960 | 7,022,000 | 3,463,000 | 3,558,000 | 16.18 |
| 1961 | 7,194,000 | 3,548,000 | 3,646,000 | 16.57 |
| 1962 | 7,413,000 | 3,656,000 | 3,757,000 | 17.08 |
| 1963 | 7,667,000 | 3,782,000 | 3,885,000 | 17.66 |
| 1964 | 7,929,000 | 3,911,000 | 4,017,000 | 18.27 |
| 1965 | 8,202,000 | 4,047,000 | 4,154,000 | 18.89 |
| 1966 | 8,485,000 | 4,188,000 | 4,296,000 | 19.55 |
| 1967 | 8,778,000 | 4,335,000 | 4,443,000 | 20.22 |
| 1968 | 9,085,000 | 4,489,000 | 4,595,000 | 20.93 |
| 1969 | 9,403,000 | 4,648,000 | 4,754,000 | 21.66 |
| 1970 | 9,735,000 | 4,816,000 | 4,919,000 | 22.43 |
| 1971 | 10,077,000 | 4,989,000 | 5,088,000 | 23.21 |
| 1972 | 10,430,000 | 5,168,000 | 5,262,000 | 24.03 |
| 1973 | 10,795,000 | 5,353,000 | 5,442,000 | 24.87 |
| 1974 | 11,167,000 | 5,540,000 | 5,627,000 | 25.73 |
| 1975 | 11,543,000 | 5,728,000 | 5,815,000 | 26.59 |
| 1976 | 11,927,000 | 5,921,000 | 6,005,000 | 27.48 |
| 1977 | 12,331,000 | 6,126,000 | 6,204,000 | 28.40 |
| 1978 | 12,753,000 | 6,340,000 | 6,412,000 | 29.38 |
| 1979 | 13,170,000 | 6,552,000 | 6,618,000 | 30.34 |
| 1980 | 13,591,000 | 6,762,000 | 6,829,000 | 31.31 |
| 1981 | 14,006,000 | 6,961,000 | 7,045,000 | 32.26 |
| 1982 | 14,406,000 | 7,149,000 | 7,256,000 | 33.18 |
| 1983 | 14,840,000 | 7,355,000 | 7,484,000 | 34.19 |
| 1984 | 15,310,000 | 7,579,000 | 7,731,000 | 35.27 |
| 1985 | 15,683,000 | 7,755,000 | 7,928,000 | 36.13 |
| 1986 | 16,074,000 | 7,940,000 | 8,134,000 | 37.03 |
| 1987 | 16,521,000 | 8,152,000 | 8,368,000 | 38.06 |
| 1988 | 16,908,000 | 8,334,000 | 8,574,000 | 38.95 |
| 1989 | 17,364,000 | 8,551,000 | 8,813,000 | 40.00 |
| 1990 | 17,581,000 | 8,656,000 | 8,925,000 | 40.50 |
| 1991 | 17,767,000 | 8,747,000 | 9,019,000 | 40.93 |
| 1992 | 18,300,000 | 9,015,000 | 9,285,000 | 42.16 |
| 1993 | 19,201,000 | 9,466,000 | 9,734,000 | 44.23 |
| 1994 | 20,139,000 | 9,937,000 | 10,201,000 | 46.39 |
| 1995 | 20,825,000 | 10,285,000 | 10,540,000 | 47.97 |
| 1996 | 21,501,000 | 10,628,000 | 10,873,000 | 49.53 |
| 1997 | 22,176,000 | 10,971,000 | 11,204,000 | 51.08 |
| 1998 | 22,884,000 | 11,332,000 | 11,551,000 | 52.71 |
| 1999 | 23,636,000 | 11,716,000 | 11,919,000 | 54.45 |
| 2000 | 24,424,000 | 12,118,000 | 12,305,000 | 56.26 |
| 2001 | 25,197,000 | 12,512,000 | 12,684,000 | 58.04 |
| 2002 | 26,006,000 | 12,925,000 | 13,081,000 | 59.91 |
| 2003 | 26,802,000 | 13,328,000 | 13,474,000 | 61.74 |
| 2004 | 27,577,000 | 13,717,000 | 13,860,000 | 63.53 |
| 2005 | 28,407,000 | 14,131,000 | 14,275,000 | 65.44 |
| 2006 | 28,616,000 | 14,234,000 | 14,382,000 | 65.92 |
| 2007 | 28,391,000 | 14,118,000 | 14,272,000 | 65.40 |
| 2008 | 28,971,000 | 14,408,000 | 14,562,000 | 66.73 |
| 2009 | 30,058,000 | 14,958,000 | 15,099,000 | 69.24 |
| 2010 | 31,045,000 | 15,462,000 | 15,582,000 | 71.51 |
| 2011 | 32,161,000 | 16,032,000 | 16,129,000 | 74.08 |
| 2012 | 33,654,000 | 16,790,000 | 16,864,000 | 77.52 |
| 2013 | 35,281,000 | 17,615,000 | 17,666,000 | 81.27 |
| 2014 | 36,550,000 | 18,261,000 | 18,288,000 | 84.19 |
| 2015 | 37,560,000 | 18,779,000 | 18,781,000 | 86.52 |
| 2016 | 38,469,000 | 19,240,000 | 19,229,000 | 88.61 |
| 2017 | 39,337,000 | 19,678,000 | 19,659,000 | 90.61 |
| 2018 | 40,265,000 | 20,151,000 | 20,113,000 | 92.75 |
| 2019 | 41,192,000 | 20,627,000 | 20,564,000 | 94.89 |
| 2020 | 42,116,000 | 21,099,000 | 21,017,000 | 97.01 |
| 2021 | 43,071,000 | 21,586,000 | 21,484,000 | 99.21 |
| 2022 | 44,070,000 | 22,099,000 | 21,971,000 | 101.52 |
| 2023 | 45,074,000 | 22,614,000 | 22,459,000 | 103.83 |
| 2024 | 46,042,000 | 23,111,000 | 22,930,000 | 106.06 |
| 2025 | 47,020,000 | 23,613,000 | 23,407,000 | 108.31 |