Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,918,000 | 830,000 | 1,088,000 | 30.83 |
| 1951 | 1,933,000 | 838,000 | 1,095,000 | 31.08 |
| 1952 | 1,949,000 | 847,000 | 1,102,000 | 31.33 |
| 1953 | 1,965,000 | 855,000 | 1,109,000 | 31.58 |
| 1954 | 1,982,000 | 864,000 | 1,117,000 | 31.85 |
| 1955 | 2,000,000 | 874,000 | 1,125,000 | 32.15 |
| 1956 | 2,019,000 | 884,000 | 1,134,000 | 32.45 |
| 1957 | 2,040,000 | 895,000 | 1,144,000 | 32.79 |
| 1958 | 2,063,000 | 907,000 | 1,155,000 | 33.16 |
| 1959 | 2,096,000 | 924,000 | 1,172,000 | 33.70 |
| 1960 | 2,131,000 | 941,000 | 1,189,000 | 34.25 |
| 1961 | 2,157,000 | 957,000 | 1,199,000 | 34.67 |
| 1962 | 2,182,000 | 972,000 | 1,209,000 | 35.07 |
| 1963 | 2,205,000 | 986,000 | 1,219,000 | 35.45 |
| 1964 | 2,229,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,228,000 | 35.83 |
| 1965 | 2,252,000 | 1,014,000 | 1,238,000 | 36.20 |
| 1966 | 2,274,000 | 1,027,000 | 1,246,000 | 36.55 |
| 1967 | 2,296,000 | 1,040,000 | 1,255,000 | 36.90 |
| 1968 | 2,317,000 | 1,053,000 | 1,263,000 | 37.24 |
| 1969 | 2,337,000 | 1,065,000 | 1,272,000 | 37.57 |
| 1970 | 2,357,000 | 1,076,000 | 1,281,000 | 37.89 |
| 1971 | 2,377,000 | 1,087,000 | 1,289,000 | 38.20 |
| 1972 | 2,395,000 | 1,098,000 | 1,297,000 | 38.50 |
| 1973 | 2,415,000 | 1,108,000 | 1,306,000 | 38.82 |
| 1974 | 2,436,000 | 1,119,000 | 1,317,000 | 39.16 |
| 1975 | 2,455,000 | 1,129,000 | 1,326,000 | 39.47 |
| 1976 | 2,470,000 | 1,135,000 | 1,334,000 | 39.70 |
| 1977 | 2,484,000 | 1,142,000 | 1,341,000 | 39.93 |
| 1978 | 2,497,000 | 1,149,000 | 1,348,000 | 40.13 |
| 1979 | 2,505,000 | 1,152,000 | 1,352,000 | 40.26 |
| 1980 | 2,511,000 | 1,156,000 | 1,355,000 | 40.36 |
| 1981 | 2,519,000 | 1,160,000 | 1,359,000 | 40.50 |
| 1982 | 2,532,000 | 1,166,000 | 1,365,000 | 40.69 |
| 1983 | 2,546,000 | 1,174,000 | 1,372,000 | 40.93 |
| 1984 | 2,562,000 | 1,182,000 | 1,379,000 | 41.18 |
| 1985 | 2,579,000 | 1,191,000 | 1,387,000 | 41.45 |
| 1986 | 2,599,000 | 1,202,000 | 1,396,000 | 41.78 |
| 1987 | 2,625,000 | 1,216,000 | 1,408,000 | 42.20 |
| 1988 | 2,652,000 | 1,231,000 | 1,421,000 | 42.62 |
| 1989 | 2,664,000 | 1,238,000 | 1,426,000 | 42.82 |
| 1990 | 2,660,000 | 1,237,000 | 1,422,000 | 42.75 |
| 1991 | 2,648,000 | 1,231,000 | 1,417,000 | 42.57 |
| 1992 | 2,614,000 | 1,213,000 | 1,401,000 | 42.02 |
| 1993 | 2,563,000 | 1,187,000 | 1,376,000 | 41.20 |
| 1994 | 2,521,000 | 1,164,000 | 1,356,000 | 40.52 |
| 1995 | 2,485,000 | 1,146,000 | 1,339,000 | 39.95 |
| 1996 | 2,457,000 | 1,132,000 | 1,325,000 | 39.50 |
| 1997 | 2,433,000 | 1,121,000 | 1,312,000 | 39.10 |
| 1998 | 2,410,000 | 1,110,000 | 1,299,000 | 38.73 |
| 1999 | 2,390,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,289,000 | 38.42 |
| 2000 | 2,368,000 | 1,089,000 | 1,278,000 | 38.06 |
| 2001 | 2,338,000 | 1,074,000 | 1,263,000 | 37.58 |
| 2002 | 2,311,000 | 1,060,000 | 1,250,000 | 37.14 |
| 2003 | 2,288,000 | 1,049,000 | 1,239,000 | 36.78 |
| 2004 | 2,264,000 | 1,038,000 | 1,225,000 | 36.39 |
| 2005 | 2,239,000 | 1,027,000 | 1,212,000 | 35.99 |
| 2006 | 2,219,000 | 1,018,000 | 1,200,000 | 35.66 |
| 2007 | 2,200,000 | 1,010,000 | 1,190,000 | 35.37 |
| 2008 | 2,177,000 | 999,000 | 1,177,000 | 35.00 |
| 2009 | 2,142,000 | 981,000 | 1,160,000 | 34.42 |
| 2010 | 2,097,000 | 959,000 | 1,138,000 | 33.71 |
| 2011 | 2,059,000 | 941,000 | 1,118,000 | 33.10 |
| 2012 | 2,034,000 | 930,000 | 1,103,000 | 32.70 |
| 2013 | 2,013,000 | 921,000 | 1,091,000 | 32.35 |
| 2014 | 1,994,000 | 914,000 | 1,079,000 | 32.05 |
| 2015 | 1,977,000 | 907,000 | 1,070,000 | 31.79 |
| 2016 | 1,959,000 | 900,000 | 1,059,000 | 31.50 |
| 2017 | 1,942,000 | 892,000 | 1,049,000 | 31.22 |
| 2018 | 1,927,000 | 887,000 | 1,040,000 | 30.98 |
| 2019 | 1,914,000 | 883,000 | 1,031,000 | 30.76 |
| 2020 | 1,901,000 | 878,000 | 1,022,000 | 30.55 |
| 2021 | 1,885,000 | 871,000 | 1,013,000 | 30.30 |
| 2022 | 1,881,000 | 870,000 | 1,010,000 | 30.23 |
| 2023 | 1,882,000 | 871,000 | 1,010,000 | 30.25 |
| 2024 | 1,871,000 | 867,000 | 1,004,000 | 30.08 |
| 2025 | 1,853,000 | 860,000 | 993,000 | 29.79 |