Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,131,000 | 584,000 | 546,000 | 0.68 |
| 1951 | 1,145,000 | 589,000 | 556,000 | 0.68 |
| 1952 | 1,162,000 | 595,000 | 566,000 | 0.69 |
| 1953 | 1,183,000 | 604,000 | 578,000 | 0.71 |
| 1954 | 1,208,000 | 615,000 | 592,000 | 0.72 |
| 1955 | 1,241,000 | 631,000 | 609,000 | 0.74 |
| 1956 | 1,282,000 | 652,000 | 630,000 | 0.77 |
| 1957 | 1,328,000 | 676,000 | 652,000 | 0.79 |
| 1958 | 1,379,000 | 701,000 | 677,000 | 0.82 |
| 1959 | 1,433,000 | 730,000 | 703,000 | 0.86 |
| 1960 | 1,492,000 | 760,000 | 732,000 | 0.89 |
| 1961 | 1,555,000 | 793,000 | 762,000 | 0.93 |
| 1962 | 1,621,000 | 827,000 | 794,000 | 0.97 |
| 1963 | 1,690,000 | 863,000 | 827,000 | 1.01 |
| 1964 | 1,753,000 | 895,000 | 858,000 | 1.05 |
| 1965 | 1,804,000 | 921,000 | 882,000 | 1.08 |
| 1966 | 1,849,000 | 945,000 | 903,000 | 1.10 |
| 1967 | 1,898,000 | 971,000 | 926,000 | 1.13 |
| 1968 | 1,952,000 | 999,000 | 952,000 | 1.17 |
| 1969 | 2,014,000 | 1,031,000 | 983,000 | 1.20 |
| 1970 | 2,082,000 | 1,065,000 | 1,017,000 | 1.24 |
| 1971 | 2,153,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,052,000 | 1.29 |
| 1972 | 2,226,000 | 1,137,000 | 1,088,000 | 1.33 |
| 1973 | 2,314,000 | 1,180,000 | 1,133,000 | 1.38 |
| 1974 | 2,432,000 | 1,242,000 | 1,189,000 | 1.45 |
| 1975 | 2,571,000 | 1,319,000 | 1,251,000 | 1.53 |
| 1976 | 2,721,000 | 1,402,000 | 1,318,000 | 1.62 |
| 1977 | 2,881,000 | 1,491,000 | 1,389,000 | 1.72 |
| 1978 | 3,052,000 | 1,586,000 | 1,465,000 | 1.82 |
| 1979 | 3,233,000 | 1,687,000 | 1,546,000 | 1.93 |
| 1980 | 3,424,000 | 1,793,000 | 1,630,000 | 2.04 |
| 1981 | 3,621,000 | 1,903,000 | 1,718,000 | 2.16 |
| 1982 | 3,724,000 | 1,983,000 | 1,741,000 | 2.22 |
| 1983 | 3,718,000 | 2,028,000 | 1,690,000 | 2.22 |
| 1984 | 3,773,000 | 2,081,000 | 1,692,000 | 2.25 |
| 1985 | 3,898,000 | 2,145,000 | 1,753,000 | 2.33 |
| 1986 | 4,017,000 | 2,206,000 | 1,811,000 | 2.40 |
| 1987 | 4,129,000 | 2,262,000 | 1,866,000 | 2.46 |
| 1988 | 4,237,000 | 2,316,000 | 1,920,000 | 2.53 |
| 1989 | 4,342,000 | 2,369,000 | 1,973,000 | 2.59 |
| 1990 | 4,445,000 | 2,420,000 | 2,024,000 | 2.65 |
| 1991 | 4,544,000 | 2,470,000 | 2,074,000 | 2.71 |
| 1992 | 4,640,000 | 2,518,000 | 2,122,000 | 2.77 |
| 1993 | 4,733,000 | 2,564,000 | 2,168,000 | 2.82 |
| 1994 | 4,822,000 | 2,608,000 | 2,213,000 | 2.88 |
| 1995 | 4,906,000 | 2,650,000 | 2,256,000 | 2.93 |
| 1996 | 4,987,000 | 2,689,000 | 2,297,000 | 2.98 |
| 1997 | 5,064,000 | 2,726,000 | 2,337,000 | 3.02 |
| 1998 | 5,140,000 | 2,762,000 | 2,377,000 | 3.07 |
| 1999 | 5,218,000 | 2,799,000 | 2,418,000 | 3.11 |
| 2000 | 5,305,000 | 2,832,000 | 2,472,000 | 3.17 |
| 2001 | 5,403,000 | 2,862,000 | 2,541,000 | 3.22 |
| 2002 | 5,508,000 | 2,895,000 | 2,613,000 | 3.29 |
| 2003 | 5,619,000 | 2,930,000 | 2,688,000 | 3.35 |
| 2004 | 5,736,000 | 2,969,000 | 2,766,000 | 3.42 |
| 2005 | 5,858,000 | 3,011,000 | 2,847,000 | 3.50 |
| 2006 | 5,980,000 | 3,063,000 | 2,917,000 | 3.57 |
| 2007 | 6,104,000 | 3,126,000 | 2,977,000 | 3.64 |
| 2008 | 6,235,000 | 3,194,000 | 3,041,000 | 3.72 |
| 2009 | 6,366,000 | 3,261,000 | 3,104,000 | 3.80 |
| 2010 | 6,497,000 | 3,328,000 | 3,169,000 | 3.88 |
| 2011 | 6,343,000 | 3,251,000 | 3,092,000 | 3.78 |
| 2012 | 6,179,000 | 3,167,000 | 3,011,000 | 3.69 |
| 2013 | 6,304,000 | 3,229,000 | 3,075,000 | 3.76 |
| 2014 | 6,427,000 | 3,289,000 | 3,137,000 | 3.83 |
| 2015 | 6,531,000 | 3,338,000 | 3,192,000 | 3.90 |
| 2016 | 6,632,000 | 3,386,000 | 3,246,000 | 3.96 |
| 2017 | 6,738,000 | 3,438,000 | 3,300,000 | 4.02 |
| 2018 | 6,849,000 | 3,492,000 | 3,356,000 | 4.09 |
| 2019 | 6,951,000 | 3,542,000 | 3,408,000 | 4.15 |
| 2020 | 7,045,000 | 3,587,000 | 3,457,000 | 4.20 |
| 2021 | 7,135,000 | 3,630,000 | 3,504,000 | 4.26 |
| 2022 | 7,223,000 | 3,673,000 | 3,549,000 | 4.31 |
| 2023 | 7,305,000 | 3,714,000 | 3,591,000 | 4.36 |
| 2024 | 7,381,000 | 3,752,000 | 3,628,000 | 4.40 |
| 2025 | 7,458,000 | 3,791,000 | 3,666,000 | 4.45 |