Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 579,000 | 243,000 | 335,000 | 19.09 |
| 1951 | 590,000 | 249,000 | 340,000 | 19.44 |
| 1952 | 601,000 | 256,000 | 345,000 | 19.83 |
| 1953 | 614,000 | 263,000 | 351,000 | 20.24 |
| 1954 | 627,000 | 271,000 | 356,000 | 20.68 |
| 1955 | 642,000 | 279,000 | 363,000 | 21.15 |
| 1956 | 657,000 | 287,000 | 369,000 | 21.65 |
| 1957 | 674,000 | 296,000 | 377,000 | 22.22 |
| 1958 | 694,000 | 306,000 | 388,000 | 22.87 |
| 1959 | 714,000 | 316,000 | 398,000 | 23.55 |
| 1960 | 736,000 | 326,000 | 410,000 | 24.26 |
| 1961 | 758,000 | 336,000 | 421,000 | 24.99 |
| 1962 | 781,000 | 347,000 | 434,000 | 25.75 |
| 1963 | 805,000 | 358,000 | 446,000 | 26.53 |
| 1964 | 829,000 | 369,000 | 459,000 | 27.32 |
| 1965 | 854,000 | 381,000 | 472,000 | 28.13 |
| 1966 | 881,000 | 393,000 | 488,000 | 29.05 |
| 1967 | 913,000 | 409,000 | 504,000 | 30.11 |
| 1968 | 948,000 | 430,000 | 517,000 | 31.23 |
| 1969 | 983,000 | 452,000 | 531,000 | 32.39 |
| 1970 | 1,019,000 | 474,000 | 545,000 | 33.57 |
| 1971 | 1,056,000 | 496,000 | 559,000 | 34.79 |
| 1972 | 1,094,000 | 519,000 | 574,000 | 36.04 |
| 1973 | 1,132,000 | 542,000 | 590,000 | 37.31 |
| 1974 | 1,172,000 | 565,000 | 606,000 | 38.62 |
| 1975 | 1,213,000 | 589,000 | 623,000 | 39.98 |
| 1976 | 1,253,000 | 611,000 | 641,000 | 41.28 |
| 1977 | 1,289,000 | 630,000 | 659,000 | 42.49 |
| 1978 | 1,327,000 | 649,000 | 677,000 | 43.72 |
| 1979 | 1,366,000 | 669,000 | 697,000 | 45.00 |
| 1980 | 1,406,000 | 689,000 | 716,000 | 46.33 |
| 1981 | 1,448,000 | 710,000 | 737,000 | 47.70 |
| 1982 | 1,490,000 | 732,000 | 758,000 | 49.10 |
| 1983 | 1,534,000 | 754,000 | 780,000 | 50.54 |
| 1984 | 1,578,000 | 776,000 | 802,000 | 52.01 |
| 1985 | 1,624,000 | 799,000 | 824,000 | 53.50 |
| 1986 | 1,666,000 | 817,000 | 848,000 | 54.88 |
| 1987 | 1,703,000 | 833,000 | 869,000 | 56.11 |
| 1988 | 1,739,000 | 850,000 | 889,000 | 57.31 |
| 1989 | 1,775,000 | 867,000 | 907,000 | 58.48 |
| 1990 | 1,809,000 | 883,000 | 925,000 | 59.61 |
| 1991 | 1,842,000 | 899,000 | 942,000 | 60.68 |
| 1992 | 1,873,000 | 914,000 | 959,000 | 61.70 |
| 1993 | 1,901,000 | 927,000 | 974,000 | 62.64 |
| 1994 | 1,927,000 | 939,000 | 988,000 | 63.50 |
| 1995 | 1,951,000 | 950,000 | 1,001,000 | 64.28 |
| 1996 | 1,972,000 | 960,000 | 1,012,000 | 64.97 |
| 1997 | 1,988,000 | 967,000 | 1,020,000 | 65.49 |
| 1998 | 1,998,000 | 971,000 | 1,026,000 | 65.81 |
| 1999 | 2,003,000 | 974,000 | 1,028,000 | 65.98 |
| 2000 | 2,003,000 | 974,000 | 1,029,000 | 66.01 |
| 2001 | 2,000,000 | 973,000 | 1,027,000 | 65.90 |
| 2002 | 1,994,000 | 969,000 | 1,024,000 | 65.70 |
| 2003 | 1,985,000 | 965,000 | 1,019,000 | 65.38 |
| 2004 | 1,971,000 | 958,000 | 1,012,000 | 64.93 |
| 2005 | 1,953,000 | 949,000 | 1,003,000 | 64.33 |
| 2006 | 1,945,000 | 945,000 | 999,000 | 64.07 |
| 2007 | 1,953,000 | 949,000 | 1,003,000 | 64.34 |
| 2008 | 1,966,000 | 955,000 | 1,010,000 | 64.77 |
| 2009 | 1,980,000 | 962,000 | 1,018,000 | 65.25 |
| 2010 | 1,996,000 | 969,000 | 1,026,000 | 65.75 |
| 2011 | 2,014,000 | 978,000 | 1,035,000 | 66.34 |
| 2012 | 2,034,000 | 988,000 | 1,046,000 | 67.01 |
| 2013 | 2,056,000 | 999,000 | 1,057,000 | 67.74 |
| 2014 | 2,080,000 | 1,010,000 | 1,069,000 | 68.51 |
| 2015 | 2,104,000 | 1,022,000 | 1,081,000 | 69.32 |
| 2016 | 2,130,000 | 1,035,000 | 1,094,000 | 70.17 |
| 2017 | 2,157,000 | 1,048,000 | 1,108,000 | 71.05 |
| 2018 | 2,183,000 | 1,061,000 | 1,121,000 | 71.92 |
| 2019 | 2,209,000 | 1,074,000 | 1,134,000 | 72.77 |
| 2020 | 2,235,000 | 1,087,000 | 1,147,000 | 73.64 |
| 2021 | 2,261,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,160,000 | 74.49 |
| 2022 | 2,286,000 | 1,112,000 | 1,173,000 | 75.30 |
| 2023 | 2,311,000 | 1,125,000 | 1,185,000 | 76.14 |
| 2024 | 2,337,000 | 1,138,000 | 1,198,000 | 76.99 |
| 2025 | 2,363,000 | 1,152,000 | 1,211,000 | 77.84 |