Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,289,000 | 661,000 | 627,000 | 59.57 |
| 1951 | 1,351,000 | 692,000 | 659,000 | 62.46 |
| 1952 | 1,414,000 | 722,000 | 691,000 | 65.34 |
| 1953 | 1,476,000 | 752,000 | 723,000 | 68.21 |
| 1954 | 1,538,000 | 782,000 | 755,000 | 71.06 |
| 1955 | 1,599,000 | 811,000 | 787,000 | 73.90 |
| 1956 | 1,660,000 | 841,000 | 819,000 | 76.73 |
| 1957 | 1,720,000 | 869,000 | 850,000 | 79.50 |
| 1958 | 1,779,000 | 897,000 | 881,000 | 82.20 |
| 1959 | 1,836,000 | 925,000 | 911,000 | 84.85 |
| 1960 | 1,891,000 | 951,000 | 940,000 | 87.42 |
| 1961 | 1,956,000 | 982,000 | 973,000 | 90.42 |
| 1962 | 2,040,000 | 1,024,000 | 1,016,000 | 94.30 |
| 1963 | 2,135,000 | 1,070,000 | 1,064,000 | 98.65 |
| 1964 | 2,231,000 | 1,118,000 | 1,112,000 | 103.12 |
| 1965 | 2,331,000 | 1,168,000 | 1,163,000 | 107.72 |
| 1966 | 2,433,000 | 1,218,000 | 1,215,000 | 112.45 |
| 1967 | 2,538,000 | 1,270,000 | 1,268,000 | 117.30 |
| 1968 | 2,645,000 | 1,322,000 | 1,322,000 | 122.23 |
| 1969 | 2,754,000 | 1,376,000 | 1,377,000 | 127.25 |
| 1970 | 2,864,000 | 1,430,000 | 1,434,000 | 132.37 |
| 1971 | 2,977,000 | 1,485,000 | 1,491,000 | 137.56 |
| 1972 | 3,079,000 | 1,535,000 | 1,543,000 | 142.28 |
| 1973 | 3,163,000 | 1,577,000 | 1,585,000 | 146.15 |
| 1974 | 3,239,000 | 1,615,000 | 1,624,000 | 149.70 |
| 1975 | 3,318,000 | 1,654,000 | 1,663,000 | 153.31 |
| 1976 | 3,398,000 | 1,694,000 | 1,703,000 | 157.02 |
| 1977 | 3,479,000 | 1,734,000 | 1,744,000 | 160.77 |
| 1978 | 3,560,000 | 1,775,000 | 1,785,000 | 164.51 |
| 1979 | 3,640,000 | 1,815,000 | 1,825,000 | 168.22 |
| 1980 | 3,721,000 | 1,855,000 | 1,866,000 | 171.96 |
| 1981 | 3,802,000 | 1,895,000 | 1,906,000 | 175.68 |
| 1982 | 3,883,000 | 1,936,000 | 1,946,000 | 179.44 |
| 1983 | 3,959,000 | 1,975,000 | 1,984,000 | 182.95 |
| 1984 | 4,033,000 | 2,012,000 | 2,021,000 | 186.38 |
| 1985 | 4,105,000 | 2,047,000 | 2,057,000 | 189.69 |
| 1986 | 4,168,000 | 2,078,000 | 2,090,000 | 192.62 |
| 1987 | 4,236,000 | 2,111,000 | 2,124,000 | 195.76 |
| 1988 | 4,307,000 | 2,146,000 | 2,160,000 | 199.02 |
| 1989 | 4,381,000 | 2,182,000 | 2,198,000 | 202.45 |
| 1990 | 4,544,000 | 2,261,000 | 2,283,000 | 210.00 |
| 1991 | 4,779,000 | 2,372,000 | 2,407,000 | 220.85 |
| 1992 | 4,957,000 | 2,456,000 | 2,500,000 | 229.05 |
| 1993 | 5,086,000 | 2,518,000 | 2,567,000 | 235.00 |
| 1994 | 5,216,000 | 2,580,000 | 2,636,000 | 241.03 |
| 1995 | 5,354,000 | 2,645,000 | 2,709,000 | 247.41 |
| 1996 | 5,499,000 | 2,714,000 | 2,784,000 | 254.10 |
| 1997 | 5,646,000 | 2,787,000 | 2,858,000 | 260.89 |
| 1998 | 5,790,000 | 2,858,000 | 2,931,000 | 267.53 |
| 1999 | 5,946,000 | 2,935,000 | 3,010,000 | 274.74 |
| 2000 | 6,111,000 | 3,017,000 | 3,094,000 | 282.36 |
| 2001 | 6,259,000 | 3,090,000 | 3,169,000 | 289.24 |
| 2002 | 6,387,000 | 3,153,000 | 3,233,000 | 295.14 |
| 2003 | 6,502,000 | 3,211,000 | 3,291,000 | 300.46 |
| 2004 | 6,615,000 | 3,267,000 | 3,347,000 | 305.65 |
| 2005 | 6,728,000 | 3,324,000 | 3,404,000 | 310.87 |
| 2006 | 6,844,000 | 3,382,000 | 3,462,000 | 316.22 |
| 2007 | 6,962,000 | 3,441,000 | 3,521,000 | 321.70 |
| 2008 | 7,082,000 | 3,501,000 | 3,581,000 | 327.25 |
| 2009 | 7,206,000 | 3,563,000 | 3,642,000 | 332.95 |
| 2010 | 7,336,000 | 3,629,000 | 3,707,000 | 338.99 |
| 2011 | 7,471,000 | 3,697,000 | 3,773,000 | 345.19 |
| 2012 | 7,607,000 | 3,766,000 | 3,841,000 | 351.51 |
| 2013 | 7,749,000 | 3,837,000 | 3,911,000 | 358.06 |
| 2014 | 7,897,000 | 3,912,000 | 3,984,000 | 364.88 |
| 2015 | 8,052,000 | 3,990,000 | 4,062,000 | 372.08 |
| 2016 | 8,210,000 | 4,070,000 | 4,139,000 | 379.34 |
| 2017 | 8,361,000 | 4,148,000 | 4,213,000 | 386.35 |
| 2018 | 8,510,000 | 4,224,000 | 4,285,000 | 393.20 |
| 2019 | 8,657,000 | 4,300,000 | 4,357,000 | 400.01 |
| 2020 | 8,800,000 | 4,373,000 | 4,426,000 | 406.62 |
| 2021 | 8,942,000 | 4,446,000 | 4,496,000 | 413.20 |
| 2022 | 9,103,000 | 4,528,000 | 4,574,000 | 420.61 |
| 2023 | 9,256,000 | 4,606,000 | 4,649,000 | 427.68 |
| 2024 | 9,387,000 | 4,673,000 | 4,713,000 | 433.72 |
| 2025 | 9,517,000 | 4,740,000 | 4,776,000 | 439.74 |