Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,751,000 | 842,000 | 908,000 | 9.13 |
| 1951 | 1,787,000 | 858,000 | 928,000 | 9.32 |
| 1952 | 1,824,000 | 876,000 | 948,000 | 9.51 |
| 1953 | 1,862,000 | 893,000 | 968,000 | 9.71 |
| 1954 | 1,902,000 | 912,000 | 989,000 | 9.92 |
| 1955 | 1,944,000 | 932,000 | 1,012,000 | 10.14 |
| 1956 | 1,989,000 | 953,000 | 1,035,000 | 10.37 |
| 1957 | 2,038,000 | 977,000 | 1,061,000 | 10.63 |
| 1958 | 2,090,000 | 1,002,000 | 1,088,000 | 10.90 |
| 1959 | 2,149,000 | 1,030,000 | 1,118,000 | 11.21 |
| 1960 | 2,215,000 | 1,063,000 | 1,152,000 | 11.55 |
| 1961 | 2,288,000 | 1,099,000 | 1,189,000 | 11.93 |
| 1962 | 2,367,000 | 1,138,000 | 1,229,000 | 12.34 |
| 1963 | 2,449,000 | 1,178,000 | 1,270,000 | 12.77 |
| 1964 | 2,532,000 | 1,219,000 | 1,312,000 | 13.20 |
| 1965 | 2,615,000 | 1,260,000 | 1,354,000 | 13.63 |
| 1966 | 2,697,000 | 1,301,000 | 1,395,000 | 14.07 |
| 1967 | 2,780,000 | 1,342,000 | 1,437,000 | 14.50 |
| 1968 | 2,862,000 | 1,383,000 | 1,478,000 | 14.93 |
| 1969 | 2,944,000 | 1,424,000 | 1,520,000 | 15.35 |
| 1970 | 3,025,000 | 1,464,000 | 1,560,000 | 15.77 |
| 1971 | 3,101,000 | 1,502,000 | 1,598,000 | 16.17 |
| 1972 | 3,173,000 | 1,539,000 | 1,634,000 | 16.55 |
| 1973 | 3,244,000 | 1,574,000 | 1,670,000 | 16.92 |
| 1974 | 3,314,000 | 1,609,000 | 1,704,000 | 17.28 |
| 1975 | 3,381,000 | 1,642,000 | 1,738,000 | 17.63 |
| 1976 | 3,447,000 | 1,675,000 | 1,771,000 | 17.97 |
| 1977 | 3,514,000 | 1,709,000 | 1,804,000 | 18.32 |
| 1978 | 3,584,000 | 1,745,000 | 1,839,000 | 18.69 |
| 1979 | 3,656,000 | 1,781,000 | 1,874,000 | 19.06 |
| 1980 | 3,729,000 | 1,818,000 | 1,911,000 | 19.44 |
| 1981 | 3,804,000 | 1,856,000 | 1,948,000 | 19.84 |
| 1982 | 3,882,000 | 1,895,000 | 1,987,000 | 20.24 |
| 1983 | 3,965,000 | 1,937,000 | 2,028,000 | 20.68 |
| 1984 | 4,039,000 | 1,968,000 | 2,070,000 | 21.06 |
| 1985 | 4,102,000 | 1,988,000 | 2,114,000 | 21.39 |
| 1986 | 4,168,000 | 2,008,000 | 2,159,000 | 21.73 |
| 1987 | 4,238,000 | 2,029,000 | 2,208,000 | 22.10 |
| 1988 | 4,308,000 | 2,049,000 | 2,258,000 | 22.46 |
| 1989 | 4,382,000 | 2,079,000 | 2,302,000 | 22.85 |
| 1990 | 4,459,000 | 2,119,000 | 2,340,000 | 23.25 |
| 1991 | 4,532,000 | 2,157,000 | 2,374,000 | 23.63 |
| 1992 | 4,600,000 | 2,192,000 | 2,407,000 | 23.99 |
| 1993 | 4,626,000 | 2,207,000 | 2,419,000 | 24.12 |
| 1994 | 4,649,000 | 2,218,000 | 2,430,000 | 24.24 |
| 1995 | 4,713,000 | 2,248,000 | 2,464,000 | 24.58 |
| 1996 | 4,782,000 | 2,278,000 | 2,504,000 | 24.94 |
| 1997 | 4,847,000 | 2,305,000 | 2,542,000 | 25.28 |
| 1998 | 4,907,000 | 2,328,000 | 2,578,000 | 25.59 |
| 1999 | 4,968,000 | 2,355,000 | 2,612,000 | 25.91 |
| 2000 | 5,025,000 | 2,386,000 | 2,638,000 | 26.20 |
| 2001 | 5,071,000 | 2,414,000 | 2,657,000 | 26.44 |
| 2002 | 5,116,000 | 2,442,000 | 2,674,000 | 26.68 |
| 2003 | 5,159,000 | 2,469,000 | 2,689,000 | 26.90 |
| 2004 | 5,203,000 | 2,497,000 | 2,705,000 | 27.13 |
| 2005 | 5,246,000 | 2,525,000 | 2,720,000 | 27.35 |
| 2006 | 5,282,000 | 2,556,000 | 2,726,000 | 27.54 |
| 2007 | 5,313,000 | 2,589,000 | 2,723,000 | 27.70 |
| 2008 | 5,342,000 | 2,622,000 | 2,720,000 | 27.86 |
| 2009 | 5,398,000 | 2,660,000 | 2,737,000 | 28.14 |
| 2010 | 5,491,000 | 2,709,000 | 2,781,000 | 28.63 |
| 2011 | 5,594,000 | 2,765,000 | 2,829,000 | 29.17 |
| 2012 | 5,696,000 | 2,821,000 | 2,875,000 | 29.70 |
| 2013 | 5,797,000 | 2,875,000 | 2,921,000 | 30.23 |
| 2014 | 5,898,000 | 2,929,000 | 2,968,000 | 30.75 |
| 2015 | 6,001,000 | 2,983,000 | 3,018,000 | 31.29 |
| 2016 | 6,108,000 | 3,035,000 | 3,073,000 | 31.85 |
| 2017 | 6,220,000 | 3,086,000 | 3,133,000 | 32.43 |
| 2018 | 6,341,000 | 3,142,000 | 3,199,000 | 33.06 |
| 2019 | 6,494,000 | 3,215,000 | 3,278,000 | 33.86 |
| 2020 | 6,664,000 | 3,298,000 | 3,365,000 | 34.75 |
| 2021 | 6,820,000 | 3,373,000 | 3,446,000 | 35.56 |
| 2022 | 6,955,000 | 3,439,000 | 3,516,000 | 36.27 |
| 2023 | 7,073,000 | 3,497,000 | 3,576,000 | 36.88 |
| 2024 | 7,186,000 | 3,552,000 | 3,633,000 | 37.47 |
| 2025 | 7,295,000 | 3,605,000 | 3,689,000 | 38.04 |