Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,432,000 | 1,097,000 | 1,335,000 | 38.85 |
| 1951 | 2,458,000 | 1,112,000 | 1,346,000 | 39.27 |
| 1952 | 2,486,000 | 1,128,000 | 1,358,000 | 39.71 |
| 1953 | 2,515,000 | 1,144,000 | 1,370,000 | 40.16 |
| 1954 | 2,544,000 | 1,160,000 | 1,384,000 | 40.64 |
| 1955 | 2,575,000 | 1,177,000 | 1,398,000 | 41.13 |
| 1956 | 2,607,000 | 1,194,000 | 1,412,000 | 41.64 |
| 1957 | 2,641,000 | 1,212,000 | 1,428,000 | 42.19 |
| 1958 | 2,678,000 | 1,232,000 | 1,446,000 | 42.78 |
| 1959 | 2,722,000 | 1,253,000 | 1,468,000 | 43.48 |
| 1960 | 2,769,000 | 1,276,000 | 1,492,000 | 44.22 |
| 1961 | 2,812,000 | 1,299,000 | 1,512,000 | 44.92 |
| 1962 | 2,853,000 | 1,321,000 | 1,531,000 | 45.56 |
| 1963 | 2,891,000 | 1,341,000 | 1,549,000 | 46.17 |
| 1964 | 2,928,000 | 1,361,000 | 1,566,000 | 46.77 |
| 1965 | 2,965,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,583,000 | 47.35 |
| 1966 | 3,000,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,599,000 | 47.91 |
| 1967 | 3,035,000 | 1,418,000 | 1,616,000 | 48.47 |
| 1968 | 3,070,000 | 1,437,000 | 1,633,000 | 49.03 |
| 1969 | 3,103,000 | 1,454,000 | 1,648,000 | 49.56 |
| 1970 | 3,135,000 | 1,471,000 | 1,664,000 | 50.08 |
| 1971 | 3,170,000 | 1,489,000 | 1,681,000 | 50.63 |
| 1972 | 3,204,000 | 1,506,000 | 1,698,000 | 51.18 |
| 1973 | 3,236,000 | 1,522,000 | 1,713,000 | 51.68 |
| 1974 | 3,266,000 | 1,537,000 | 1,728,000 | 52.16 |
| 1975 | 3,295,000 | 1,552,000 | 1,743,000 | 52.63 |
| 1976 | 3,324,000 | 1,566,000 | 1,758,000 | 53.09 |
| 1977 | 3,353,000 | 1,580,000 | 1,772,000 | 53.55 |
| 1978 | 3,380,000 | 1,593,000 | 1,786,000 | 53.98 |
| 1979 | 3,404,000 | 1,605,000 | 1,799,000 | 54.37 |
| 1980 | 3,428,000 | 1,616,000 | 1,811,000 | 54.75 |
| 1981 | 3,452,000 | 1,628,000 | 1,823,000 | 55.13 |
| 1982 | 3,477,000 | 1,640,000 | 1,837,000 | 55.53 |
| 1983 | 3,505,000 | 1,654,000 | 1,851,000 | 55.98 |
| 1984 | 3,534,000 | 1,668,000 | 1,866,000 | 56.44 |
| 1985 | 3,562,000 | 1,681,000 | 1,880,000 | 56.89 |
| 1986 | 3,593,000 | 1,697,000 | 1,895,000 | 57.39 |
| 1987 | 3,627,000 | 1,715,000 | 1,912,000 | 57.93 |
| 1988 | 3,672,000 | 1,738,000 | 1,934,000 | 58.65 |
| 1989 | 3,696,000 | 1,749,000 | 1,946,000 | 59.02 |
| 1990 | 3,695,000 | 1,748,000 | 1,946,000 | 59.01 |
| 1991 | 3,701,000 | 1,751,000 | 1,950,000 | 59.11 |
| 1992 | 3,697,000 | 1,748,000 | 1,948,000 | 59.05 |
| 1993 | 3,680,000 | 1,739,000 | 1,941,000 | 58.77 |
| 1994 | 3,654,000 | 1,724,000 | 1,930,000 | 58.37 |
| 1995 | 3,627,000 | 1,708,000 | 1,918,000 | 57.92 |
| 1996 | 3,599,000 | 1,693,000 | 1,906,000 | 57.48 |
| 1997 | 3,573,000 | 1,678,000 | 1,895,000 | 57.06 |
| 1998 | 3,547,000 | 1,664,000 | 1,883,000 | 56.66 |
| 1999 | 3,522,000 | 1,650,000 | 1,872,000 | 56.26 |
| 2000 | 3,500,000 | 1,637,000 | 1,862,000 | 55.90 |
| 2001 | 3,473,000 | 1,622,000 | 1,850,000 | 55.46 |
| 2002 | 3,444,000 | 1,607,000 | 1,836,000 | 55.00 |
| 2003 | 3,415,000 | 1,592,000 | 1,822,000 | 54.54 |
| 2004 | 3,376,000 | 1,573,000 | 1,803,000 | 53.92 |
| 2005 | 3,322,000 | 1,545,000 | 1,776,000 | 53.05 |
| 2006 | 3,269,000 | 1,517,000 | 1,751,000 | 52.22 |
| 2007 | 3,231,000 | 1,497,000 | 1,734,000 | 51.60 |
| 2008 | 3,198,000 | 1,480,000 | 1,717,000 | 51.08 |
| 2009 | 3,163,000 | 1,462,000 | 1,701,000 | 50.51 |
| 2010 | 3,097,000 | 1,428,000 | 1,668,000 | 49.47 |
| 2011 | 3,028,000 | 1,395,000 | 1,633,000 | 48.37 |
| 2012 | 2,988,000 | 1,376,000 | 1,611,000 | 47.72 |
| 2013 | 2,958,000 | 1,362,000 | 1,595,000 | 47.24 |
| 2014 | 2,933,000 | 1,351,000 | 1,581,000 | 46.84 |
| 2015 | 2,905,000 | 1,338,000 | 1,567,000 | 46.40 |
| 2016 | 2,869,000 | 1,321,000 | 1,547,000 | 45.82 |
| 2017 | 2,829,000 | 1,304,000 | 1,524,000 | 45.18 |
| 2018 | 2,802,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,505,000 | 44.75 |
| 2019 | 2,795,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,494,000 | 44.64 |
| 2020 | 2,795,000 | 1,309,000 | 1,486,000 | 44.65 |
| 2021 | 2,794,000 | 1,313,000 | 1,480,000 | 44.63 |
| 2022 | 2,816,000 | 1,326,000 | 1,490,000 | 44.98 |
| 2023 | 2,854,000 | 1,345,000 | 1,508,000 | 45.58 |
| 2024 | 2,859,000 | 1,349,000 | 1,509,000 | 45.66 |
| 2025 | 2,830,000 | 1,336,000 | 1,493,000 | 45.20 |