Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,684,000 | 830,000 | 853,000 | 7.30 |
| 1951 | 1,725,000 | 851,000 | 874,000 | 7.48 |
| 1952 | 1,766,000 | 871,000 | 894,000 | 7.65 |
| 1953 | 1,807,000 | 892,000 | 915,000 | 7.83 |
| 1954 | 1,850,000 | 913,000 | 936,000 | 8.02 |
| 1955 | 1,893,000 | 934,000 | 958,000 | 8.20 |
| 1956 | 1,937,000 | 956,000 | 980,000 | 8.39 |
| 1957 | 1,982,000 | 979,000 | 1,002,000 | 8.59 |
| 1958 | 2,028,000 | 1,002,000 | 1,025,000 | 8.79 |
| 1959 | 2,074,000 | 1,025,000 | 1,048,000 | 8.99 |
| 1960 | 2,121,000 | 1,048,000 | 1,072,000 | 9.19 |
| 1961 | 2,169,000 | 1,072,000 | 1,096,000 | 9.40 |
| 1962 | 2,219,000 | 1,098,000 | 1,121,000 | 9.62 |
| 1963 | 2,271,000 | 1,123,000 | 1,147,000 | 9.84 |
| 1964 | 2,322,000 | 1,149,000 | 1,173,000 | 10.06 |
| 1965 | 2,376,000 | 1,175,000 | 1,200,000 | 10.30 |
| 1966 | 2,431,000 | 1,202,000 | 1,228,000 | 10.53 |
| 1967 | 2,487,000 | 1,230,000 | 1,256,000 | 10.78 |
| 1968 | 2,546,000 | 1,259,000 | 1,286,000 | 11.03 |
| 1969 | 2,606,000 | 1,290,000 | 1,316,000 | 11.30 |
| 1970 | 2,669,000 | 1,321,000 | 1,348,000 | 11.57 |
| 1971 | 2,734,000 | 1,353,000 | 1,380,000 | 11.85 |
| 1972 | 2,801,000 | 1,387,000 | 1,414,000 | 12.14 |
| 1973 | 2,870,000 | 1,421,000 | 1,448,000 | 12.44 |
| 1974 | 2,939,000 | 1,457,000 | 1,482,000 | 12.74 |
| 1975 | 3,005,000 | 1,490,000 | 1,514,000 | 13.02 |
| 1976 | 3,064,000 | 1,521,000 | 1,543,000 | 13.28 |
| 1977 | 3,118,000 | 1,549,000 | 1,569,000 | 13.51 |
| 1978 | 3,171,000 | 1,577,000 | 1,594,000 | 13.74 |
| 1979 | 3,228,000 | 1,606,000 | 1,621,000 | 13.99 |
| 1980 | 3,292,000 | 1,640,000 | 1,652,000 | 14.27 |
| 1981 | 3,366,000 | 1,678,000 | 1,688,000 | 14.59 |
| 1982 | 3,450,000 | 1,721,000 | 1,728,000 | 14.95 |
| 1983 | 3,541,000 | 1,768,000 | 1,772,000 | 15.34 |
| 1984 | 3,637,000 | 1,818,000 | 1,819,000 | 15.76 |
| 1985 | 3,739,000 | 1,871,000 | 1,868,000 | 16.20 |
| 1986 | 3,846,000 | 1,926,000 | 1,920,000 | 16.67 |
| 1987 | 3,957,000 | 1,983,000 | 1,974,000 | 17.15 |
| 1988 | 4,072,000 | 2,042,000 | 2,030,000 | 17.65 |
| 1989 | 4,190,000 | 2,102,000 | 2,088,000 | 18.16 |
| 1990 | 4,311,000 | 2,164,000 | 2,147,000 | 18.68 |
| 1991 | 4,435,000 | 2,227,000 | 2,207,000 | 19.22 |
| 1992 | 4,559,000 | 2,291,000 | 2,268,000 | 19.76 |
| 1993 | 4,685,000 | 2,355,000 | 2,329,000 | 20.30 |
| 1994 | 4,809,000 | 2,418,000 | 2,390,000 | 20.84 |
| 1995 | 4,929,000 | 2,479,000 | 2,449,000 | 21.36 |
| 1996 | 5,045,000 | 2,538,000 | 2,506,000 | 21.86 |
| 1997 | 5,152,000 | 2,593,000 | 2,558,000 | 22.32 |
| 1998 | 5,248,000 | 2,642,000 | 2,605,000 | 22.74 |
| 1999 | 5,340,000 | 2,689,000 | 2,651,000 | 23.14 |
| 2000 | 5,431,000 | 2,735,000 | 2,695,000 | 23.53 |
| 2001 | 5,521,000 | 2,781,000 | 2,739,000 | 23.92 |
| 2002 | 5,610,000 | 2,826,000 | 2,783,000 | 24.31 |
| 2003 | 5,697,000 | 2,870,000 | 2,827,000 | 24.69 |
| 2004 | 5,781,000 | 2,912,000 | 2,868,000 | 25.05 |
| 2005 | 5,869,000 | 2,956,000 | 2,913,000 | 25.43 |
| 2006 | 5,963,000 | 3,003,000 | 2,960,000 | 25.84 |
| 2007 | 6,056,000 | 3,049,000 | 3,006,000 | 26.24 |
| 2008 | 6,148,000 | 3,095,000 | 3,053,000 | 26.64 |
| 2009 | 6,241,000 | 3,141,000 | 3,100,000 | 27.04 |
| 2010 | 6,334,000 | 3,187,000 | 3,146,000 | 27.45 |
| 2011 | 6,426,000 | 3,233,000 | 3,192,000 | 27.85 |
| 2012 | 6,518,000 | 3,280,000 | 3,238,000 | 28.25 |
| 2013 | 6,611,000 | 3,326,000 | 3,284,000 | 28.65 |
| 2014 | 6,703,000 | 3,372,000 | 3,330,000 | 29.04 |
| 2015 | 6,801,000 | 3,421,000 | 3,379,000 | 29.47 |
| 2016 | 6,908,000 | 3,475,000 | 3,433,000 | 29.93 |
| 2017 | 7,018,000 | 3,530,000 | 3,488,000 | 30.41 |
| 2018 | 7,128,000 | 3,585,000 | 3,542,000 | 30.88 |
| 2019 | 7,237,000 | 3,639,000 | 3,597,000 | 31.36 |
| 2020 | 7,346,000 | 3,693,000 | 3,652,000 | 31.83 |
| 2021 | 7,453,000 | 3,746,000 | 3,706,000 | 32.29 |
| 2022 | 7,559,000 | 3,799,000 | 3,759,000 | 32.75 |
| 2023 | 7,664,000 | 3,851,000 | 3,813,000 | 33.21 |
| 2024 | 7,769,000 | 3,904,000 | 3,865,000 | 33.67 |
| 2025 | 7,873,000 | 3,955,000 | 3,917,000 | 34.11 |