Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 153,000 | 91,000 | 62,000 | 8.64 |
| 1951 | 158,000 | 93,000 | 64,000 | 8.89 |
| 1952 | 163,000 | 95,000 | 67,000 | 9.16 |
| 1953 | 168,000 | 98,000 | 69,000 | 9.43 |
| 1954 | 173,000 | 100,000 | 72,000 | 9.72 |
| 1955 | 186,000 | 108,000 | 77,000 | 10.45 |
| 1956 | 207,000 | 121,000 | 86,000 | 11.63 |
| 1957 | 227,000 | 132,000 | 94,000 | 12.74 |
| 1958 | 250,000 | 147,000 | 103,000 | 14.04 |
| 1959 | 279,000 | 165,000 | 113,000 | 15.69 |
| 1960 | 311,000 | 185,000 | 125,000 | 17.46 |
| 1961 | 345,000 | 207,000 | 138,000 | 19.42 |
| 1962 | 384,000 | 232,000 | 152,000 | 21.61 |
| 1963 | 427,000 | 258,000 | 169,000 | 24.00 |
| 1964 | 473,000 | 285,000 | 187,000 | 26.55 |
| 1965 | 521,000 | 315,000 | 206,000 | 29.25 |
| 1966 | 572,000 | 343,000 | 228,000 | 32.14 |
| 1967 | 628,000 | 372,000 | 255,000 | 35.25 |
| 1968 | 687,000 | 403,000 | 284,000 | 38.60 |
| 1969 | 749,000 | 435,000 | 314,000 | 42.06 |
| 1970 | 809,000 | 466,000 | 342,000 | 45.41 |
| 1971 | 865,000 | 494,000 | 370,000 | 48.55 |
| 1972 | 920,000 | 522,000 | 397,000 | 51.65 |
| 1973 | 977,000 | 551,000 | 425,000 | 54.87 |
| 1974 | 1,038,000 | 582,000 | 455,000 | 58.28 |
| 1975 | 1,104,000 | 616,000 | 488,000 | 62.01 |
| 1976 | 1,178,000 | 659,000 | 519,000 | 66.15 |
| 1977 | 1,258,000 | 710,000 | 547,000 | 70.60 |
| 1978 | 1,340,000 | 763,000 | 576,000 | 75.22 |
| 1979 | 1,423,000 | 817,000 | 606,000 | 79.89 |
| 1980 | 1,504,000 | 868,000 | 635,000 | 84.45 |
| 1981 | 1,583,000 | 915,000 | 667,000 | 88.87 |
| 1982 | 1,662,000 | 960,000 | 702,000 | 93.30 |
| 1983 | 1,744,000 | 1,006,000 | 738,000 | 97.90 |
| 1984 | 1,820,000 | 1,048,000 | 772,000 | 102.18 |
| 1985 | 1,894,000 | 1,088,000 | 805,000 | 106.31 |
| 1986 | 1,972,000 | 1,130,000 | 841,000 | 110.70 |
| 1987 | 2,052,000 | 1,172,000 | 880,000 | 115.22 |
| 1988 | 2,134,000 | 1,215,000 | 919,000 | 119.81 |
| 1989 | 2,217,000 | 1,258,000 | 958,000 | 124.45 |
| 1990 | 1,684,000 | 952,000 | 731,000 | 94.56 |
| 1991 | 1,351,000 | 760,000 | 591,000 | 75.85 |
| 1992 | 1,634,000 | 917,000 | 717,000 | 91.76 |
| 1993 | 1,672,000 | 942,000 | 729,000 | 93.85 |
| 1994 | 1,664,000 | 949,000 | 715,000 | 93.41 |
| 1995 | 1,681,000 | 967,000 | 714,000 | 94.37 |
| 1996 | 1,730,000 | 999,000 | 730,000 | 97.11 |
| 1997 | 1,787,000 | 1,036,000 | 751,000 | 100.33 |
| 1998 | 1,844,000 | 1,072,000 | 772,000 | 103.51 |
| 1999 | 1,900,000 | 1,107,000 | 792,000 | 106.64 |
| 2000 | 1,954,000 | 1,143,000 | 811,000 | 109.70 |
| 2001 | 2,008,000 | 1,177,000 | 830,000 | 112.70 |
| 2002 | 2,059,000 | 1,211,000 | 848,000 | 115.61 |
| 2003 | 2,109,000 | 1,244,000 | 865,000 | 118.41 |
| 2004 | 2,157,000 | 1,275,000 | 881,000 | 121.08 |
| 2005 | 2,236,000 | 1,320,000 | 916,000 | 125.54 |
| 2006 | 2,364,000 | 1,385,000 | 979,000 | 132.72 |
| 2007 | 2,507,000 | 1,457,000 | 1,050,000 | 140.75 |
| 2008 | 2,651,000 | 1,528,000 | 1,122,000 | 148.81 |
| 2009 | 2,795,000 | 1,601,000 | 1,194,000 | 156.89 |
| 2010 | 2,943,000 | 1,675,000 | 1,267,000 | 165.19 |
| 2011 | 3,132,000 | 1,785,000 | 1,347,000 | 175.82 |
| 2012 | 3,337,000 | 1,912,000 | 1,424,000 | 187.28 |
| 2013 | 3,507,000 | 2,019,000 | 1,488,000 | 196.87 |
| 2014 | 3,665,000 | 2,127,000 | 1,537,000 | 205.73 |
| 2015 | 3,834,000 | 2,252,000 | 1,581,000 | 215.20 |
| 2016 | 4,003,000 | 2,387,000 | 1,616,000 | 224.72 |
| 2017 | 4,154,000 | 2,521,000 | 1,633,000 | 233.17 |
| 2018 | 4,323,000 | 2,662,000 | 1,661,000 | 242.64 |
| 2019 | 4,442,000 | 2,740,000 | 1,702,000 | 249.31 |
| 2020 | 4,400,000 | 2,681,000 | 1,718,000 | 246.95 |
| 2021 | 4,360,000 | 2,645,000 | 1,715,000 | 244.74 |
| 2022 | 4,589,000 | 2,802,000 | 1,787,000 | 257.58 |
| 2023 | 4,838,000 | 2,959,000 | 1,879,000 | 271.57 |
| 2024 | 4,934,000 | 3,015,000 | 1,918,000 | 276.94 |
| 2025 | 5,026,000 | 3,069,000 | 1,956,000 | 282.08 |