Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,912,000 | 1,481,000 | 1,430,000 | 42.60 |
| 1951 | 2,936,000 | 1,493,000 | 1,443,000 | 42.96 |
| 1952 | 2,941,000 | 1,494,000 | 1,446,000 | 43.03 |
| 1953 | 2,929,000 | 1,486,000 | 1,442,000 | 42.84 |
| 1954 | 2,915,000 | 1,477,000 | 1,437,000 | 42.64 |
| 1955 | 2,899,000 | 1,468,000 | 1,431,000 | 42.41 |
| 1956 | 2,883,000 | 1,458,000 | 1,425,000 | 42.18 |
| 1957 | 2,869,000 | 1,449,000 | 1,419,000 | 41.97 |
| 1958 | 2,853,000 | 1,439,000 | 1,414,000 | 41.75 |
| 1959 | 2,839,000 | 1,430,000 | 1,409,000 | 41.53 |
| 1960 | 2,827,000 | 1,422,000 | 1,405,000 | 41.36 |
| 1961 | 2,824,000 | 1,419,000 | 1,405,000 | 41.32 |
| 1962 | 2,831,000 | 1,422,000 | 1,408,000 | 41.42 |
| 1963 | 2,843,000 | 1,428,000 | 1,414,000 | 41.59 |
| 1964 | 2,857,000 | 1,435,000 | 1,421,000 | 41.79 |
| 1965 | 2,873,000 | 1,443,000 | 1,429,000 | 42.03 |
| 1966 | 2,888,000 | 1,451,000 | 1,437,000 | 42.26 |
| 1967 | 2,905,000 | 1,459,000 | 1,445,000 | 42.50 |
| 1968 | 2,922,000 | 1,468,000 | 1,454,000 | 42.75 |
| 1969 | 2,940,000 | 1,477,000 | 1,463,000 | 43.01 |
| 1970 | 2,961,000 | 1,487,000 | 1,474,000 | 43.32 |
| 1971 | 2,993,000 | 1,502,000 | 1,490,000 | 43.78 |
| 1972 | 3,037,000 | 1,525,000 | 1,511,000 | 44.42 |
| 1973 | 3,084,000 | 1,549,000 | 1,534,000 | 45.12 |
| 1974 | 3,132,000 | 1,573,000 | 1,558,000 | 45.81 |
| 1975 | 3,180,000 | 1,598,000 | 1,581,000 | 46.52 |
| 1976 | 3,228,000 | 1,622,000 | 1,605,000 | 47.22 |
| 1977 | 3,277,000 | 1,647,000 | 1,629,000 | 47.94 |
| 1978 | 3,329,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,655,000 | 48.70 |
| 1979 | 3,375,000 | 1,696,000 | 1,679,000 | 49.38 |
| 1980 | 3,415,000 | 1,715,000 | 1,699,000 | 49.96 |
| 1981 | 3,448,000 | 1,731,000 | 1,717,000 | 50.45 |
| 1982 | 3,475,000 | 1,743,000 | 1,732,000 | 50.84 |
| 1983 | 3,497,000 | 1,752,000 | 1,745,000 | 51.16 |
| 1984 | 3,515,000 | 1,760,000 | 1,755,000 | 51.43 |
| 1985 | 3,531,000 | 1,766,000 | 1,764,000 | 51.65 |
| 1986 | 3,541,000 | 1,769,000 | 1,772,000 | 51.81 |
| 1987 | 3,540,000 | 1,766,000 | 1,774,000 | 51.79 |
| 1988 | 3,525,000 | 1,754,000 | 1,770,000 | 51.56 |
| 1989 | 3,511,000 | 1,745,000 | 1,765,000 | 51.36 |
| 1990 | 3,514,000 | 1,747,000 | 1,766,000 | 51.40 |
| 1991 | 3,534,000 | 1,757,000 | 1,776,000 | 51.70 |
| 1992 | 3,558,000 | 1,770,000 | 1,788,000 | 52.05 |
| 1993 | 3,576,000 | 1,778,000 | 1,797,000 | 52.31 |
| 1994 | 3,590,000 | 1,784,000 | 1,805,000 | 52.51 |
| 1995 | 3,610,000 | 1,793,000 | 1,817,000 | 52.81 |
| 1996 | 3,638,000 | 1,806,000 | 1,831,000 | 53.22 |
| 1997 | 3,672,000 | 1,823,000 | 1,848,000 | 53.71 |
| 1998 | 3,711,000 | 1,843,000 | 1,867,000 | 54.28 |
| 1999 | 3,752,000 | 1,864,000 | 1,888,000 | 54.89 |
| 2000 | 3,802,000 | 1,890,000 | 1,912,000 | 55.62 |
| 2001 | 3,862,000 | 1,920,000 | 1,942,000 | 56.50 |
| 2002 | 3,928,000 | 1,952,000 | 1,976,000 | 57.46 |
| 2003 | 3,992,000 | 1,984,000 | 2,008,000 | 58.40 |
| 2004 | 4,066,000 | 2,024,000 | 2,041,000 | 59.47 |
| 2005 | 4,155,000 | 2,073,000 | 2,081,000 | 60.78 |
| 2006 | 4,268,000 | 2,135,000 | 2,133,000 | 62.44 |
| 2007 | 4,393,000 | 2,197,000 | 2,196,000 | 64.26 |
| 2008 | 4,485,000 | 2,238,000 | 2,247,000 | 65.62 |
| 2009 | 4,533,000 | 2,256,000 | 2,277,000 | 66.32 |
| 2010 | 4,559,000 | 2,264,000 | 2,294,000 | 66.69 |
| 2011 | 4,579,000 | 2,271,000 | 2,308,000 | 66.99 |
| 2012 | 4,600,000 | 2,279,000 | 2,320,000 | 67.29 |
| 2013 | 4,624,000 | 2,290,000 | 2,334,000 | 67.65 |
| 2014 | 4,658,000 | 2,304,000 | 2,353,000 | 68.14 |
| 2015 | 4,702,000 | 2,326,000 | 2,376,000 | 68.78 |
| 2016 | 4,753,000 | 2,352,000 | 2,400,000 | 69.53 |
| 2017 | 4,810,000 | 2,381,000 | 2,428,000 | 70.36 |
| 2018 | 4,872,000 | 2,412,000 | 2,459,000 | 71.27 |
| 2019 | 4,933,000 | 2,443,000 | 2,490,000 | 72.16 |
| 2020 | 4,982,000 | 2,467,000 | 2,515,000 | 72.88 |
| 2021 | 5,028,000 | 2,489,000 | 2,538,000 | 73.55 |
| 2022 | 5,110,000 | 2,530,000 | 2,579,000 | 74.74 |
| 2023 | 5,196,000 | 2,572,000 | 2,624,000 | 76.01 |
| 2024 | 5,255,000 | 2,601,000 | 2,653,000 | 76.87 |
| 2025 | 5,308,000 | 2,627,000 | 2,680,000 | 77.64 |