Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 438,000 | 225,000 | 213,000 | 4.94 |
| 1951 | 471,000 | 242,000 | 228,000 | 5.31 |
| 1952 | 506,000 | 260,000 | 246,000 | 5.70 |
| 1953 | 544,000 | 279,000 | 264,000 | 6.13 |
| 1954 | 583,000 | 299,000 | 284,000 | 6.58 |
| 1955 | 625,000 | 320,000 | 304,000 | 7.05 |
| 1956 | 669,000 | 342,000 | 326,000 | 7.54 |
| 1957 | 714,000 | 365,000 | 348,000 | 8.05 |
| 1958 | 760,000 | 389,000 | 371,000 | 8.57 |
| 1959 | 807,000 | 413,000 | 394,000 | 9.10 |
| 1960 | 853,000 | 436,000 | 416,000 | 9.61 |
| 1961 | 897,000 | 459,000 | 438,000 | 10.11 |
| 1962 | 940,000 | 481,000 | 459,000 | 10.59 |
| 1963 | 984,000 | 503,000 | 480,000 | 11.09 |
| 1964 | 1,035,000 | 529,000 | 505,000 | 11.66 |
| 1965 | 1,099,000 | 562,000 | 537,000 | 12.38 |
| 1966 | 1,178,000 | 602,000 | 575,000 | 13.27 |
| 1967 | 1,271,000 | 650,000 | 621,000 | 14.32 |
| 1968 | 1,372,000 | 701,000 | 670,000 | 15.46 |
| 1969 | 1,473,000 | 753,000 | 719,000 | 16.59 |
| 1970 | 1,565,000 | 800,000 | 764,000 | 17.63 |
| 1971 | 1,645,000 | 841,000 | 803,000 | 18.53 |
| 1972 | 1,714,000 | 877,000 | 837,000 | 19.31 |
| 1973 | 1,778,000 | 909,000 | 868,000 | 20.03 |
| 1974 | 1,839,000 | 941,000 | 897,000 | 20.71 |
| 1975 | 1,899,000 | 972,000 | 926,000 | 21.39 |
| 1976 | 1,958,000 | 1,002,000 | 955,000 | 22.05 |
| 1977 | 2,019,000 | 1,034,000 | 985,000 | 22.74 |
| 1978 | 2,083,000 | 1,067,000 | 1,016,000 | 23.47 |
| 1979 | 2,153,000 | 1,103,000 | 1,050,000 | 24.26 |
| 1980 | 2,234,000 | 1,144,000 | 1,089,000 | 25.16 |
| 1981 | 2,325,000 | 1,191,000 | 1,134,000 | 26.19 |
| 1982 | 2,426,000 | 1,243,000 | 1,183,000 | 27.33 |
| 1983 | 2,537,000 | 1,299,000 | 1,237,000 | 28.58 |
| 1984 | 2,654,000 | 1,360,000 | 1,294,000 | 29.90 |
| 1985 | 2,778,000 | 1,423,000 | 1,355,000 | 31.30 |
| 1986 | 2,909,000 | 1,490,000 | 1,419,000 | 32.77 |
| 1987 | 3,047,000 | 1,561,000 | 1,486,000 | 34.32 |
| 1988 | 3,193,000 | 1,635,000 | 1,557,000 | 35.96 |
| 1989 | 3,349,000 | 1,715,000 | 1,634,000 | 37.72 |
| 1990 | 3,621,000 | 1,873,000 | 1,748,000 | 40.79 |
| 1991 | 3,915,000 | 2,047,000 | 1,867,000 | 44.09 |
| 1992 | 4,127,000 | 2,167,000 | 1,960,000 | 46.49 |
| 1993 | 4,348,000 | 2,291,000 | 2,056,000 | 48.97 |
| 1994 | 4,561,000 | 2,410,000 | 2,151,000 | 51.37 |
| 1995 | 4,752,000 | 2,513,000 | 2,239,000 | 53.52 |
| 1996 | 4,912,000 | 2,595,000 | 2,316,000 | 55.33 |
| 1997 | 5,046,000 | 2,661,000 | 2,385,000 | 56.83 |
| 1998 | 5,164,000 | 2,716,000 | 2,447,000 | 58.16 |
| 1999 | 5,276,000 | 2,768,000 | 2,507,000 | 59.42 |
| 2000 | 5,386,000 | 2,820,000 | 2,566,000 | 60.67 |
| 2001 | 5,498,000 | 2,872,000 | 2,626,000 | 61.93 |
| 2002 | 5,616,000 | 2,928,000 | 2,687,000 | 63.25 |
| 2003 | 5,741,000 | 2,989,000 | 2,752,000 | 64.67 |
| 2004 | 5,882,000 | 3,058,000 | 2,823,000 | 66.24 |
| 2005 | 6,029,000 | 3,132,000 | 2,897,000 | 67.91 |
| 2006 | 6,427,000 | 3,336,000 | 3,091,000 | 72.39 |
| 2007 | 6,827,000 | 3,540,000 | 3,286,000 | 76.89 |
| 2008 | 6,989,000 | 3,621,000 | 3,367,000 | 78.72 |
| 2009 | 7,141,000 | 3,697,000 | 3,444,000 | 80.43 |
| 2010 | 7,297,000 | 3,775,000 | 3,521,000 | 82.18 |
| 2011 | 7,480,000 | 3,867,000 | 3,613,000 | 84.25 |
| 2012 | 7,587,000 | 3,919,000 | 3,667,000 | 85.45 |
| 2013 | 7,991,000 | 4,133,000 | 3,858,000 | 90.00 |
| 2014 | 8,791,000 | 4,557,000 | 4,233,000 | 99.01 |
| 2015 | 9,544,000 | 4,951,000 | 4,592,000 | 107.49 |
| 2016 | 10,006,000 | 5,188,000 | 4,818,000 | 112.69 |
| 2017 | 10,234,000 | 5,302,000 | 4,931,000 | 115.26 |
| 2018 | 10,462,000 | 5,417,000 | 5,045,000 | 117.83 |
| 2019 | 10,671,000 | 5,522,000 | 5,149,000 | 120.19 |
| 2020 | 10,865,000 | 5,618,000 | 5,246,000 | 122.36 |
| 2021 | 11,066,000 | 5,718,000 | 5,348,000 | 124.63 |
| 2022 | 11,256,000 | 5,812,000 | 5,443,000 | 126.77 |
| 2023 | 11,439,000 | 5,903,000 | 5,535,000 | 128.83 |
| 2024 | 11,552,000 | 5,957,000 | 5,595,000 | 130.11 |
| 2025 | 11,520,000 | 5,934,000 | 5,586,000 | 129.75 |