Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,950,000 | 1,414,000 | 1,535,000 | 31.20 |
| 1951 | 3,002,000 | 1,440,000 | 1,562,000 | 31.76 |
| 1952 | 3,059,000 | 1,467,000 | 1,591,000 | 32.36 |
| 1953 | 3,119,000 | 1,496,000 | 1,622,000 | 32.99 |
| 1954 | 3,181,000 | 1,526,000 | 1,654,000 | 33.65 |
| 1955 | 3,246,000 | 1,558,000 | 1,688,000 | 34.34 |
| 1956 | 3,315,000 | 1,591,000 | 1,723,000 | 35.06 |
| 1957 | 3,387,000 | 1,626,000 | 1,760,000 | 35.83 |
| 1958 | 3,463,000 | 1,663,000 | 1,800,000 | 36.64 |
| 1959 | 3,544,000 | 1,703,000 | 1,841,000 | 37.48 |
| 1960 | 3,628,000 | 1,744,000 | 1,883,000 | 38.37 |
| 1961 | 3,715,000 | 1,786,000 | 1,928,000 | 39.30 |
| 1962 | 3,806,000 | 1,831,000 | 1,974,000 | 40.26 |
| 1963 | 3,900,000 | 1,877,000 | 2,022,000 | 41.25 |
| 1964 | 3,997,000 | 1,924,000 | 2,072,000 | 42.28 |
| 1965 | 4,096,000 | 1,973,000 | 2,122,000 | 43.32 |
| 1966 | 4,197,000 | 2,023,000 | 2,174,000 | 44.40 |
| 1967 | 4,303,000 | 2,074,000 | 2,228,000 | 45.51 |
| 1968 | 4,411,000 | 2,127,000 | 2,283,000 | 46.65 |
| 1969 | 4,521,000 | 2,181,000 | 2,339,000 | 47.82 |
| 1970 | 4,633,000 | 2,236,000 | 2,397,000 | 49.01 |
| 1971 | 4,751,000 | 2,294,000 | 2,456,000 | 50.25 |
| 1972 | 4,874,000 | 2,355,000 | 2,519,000 | 51.55 |
| 1973 | 5,003,000 | 2,418,000 | 2,584,000 | 52.92 |
| 1974 | 5,141,000 | 2,486,000 | 2,654,000 | 54.38 |
| 1975 | 5,287,000 | 2,558,000 | 2,728,000 | 55.92 |
| 1976 | 5,443,000 | 2,635,000 | 2,808,000 | 57.57 |
| 1977 | 5,614,000 | 2,719,000 | 2,895,000 | 59.39 |
| 1978 | 5,810,000 | 2,814,000 | 2,995,000 | 61.45 |
| 1979 | 6,028,000 | 2,920,000 | 3,108,000 | 63.76 |
| 1980 | 6,265,000 | 3,035,000 | 3,230,000 | 66.27 |
| 1981 | 6,516,000 | 3,157,000 | 3,359,000 | 68.92 |
| 1982 | 6,778,000 | 3,284,000 | 3,494,000 | 71.70 |
| 1983 | 7,051,000 | 3,416,000 | 3,634,000 | 74.58 |
| 1984 | 7,332,000 | 3,553,000 | 3,779,000 | 77.55 |
| 1985 | 7,620,000 | 3,692,000 | 3,927,000 | 80.60 |
| 1986 | 7,906,000 | 3,831,000 | 4,074,000 | 83.62 |
| 1987 | 8,293,000 | 4,018,000 | 4,274,000 | 87.71 |
| 1988 | 8,753,000 | 4,240,000 | 4,512,000 | 92.58 |
| 1989 | 9,176,000 | 4,447,000 | 4,728,000 | 97.05 |
| 1990 | 9,545,000 | 4,629,000 | 4,916,000 | 100.96 |
| 1991 | 9,844,000 | 4,776,000 | 5,067,000 | 104.11 |
| 1992 | 10,135,000 | 4,920,000 | 5,214,000 | 107.19 |
| 1993 | 10,284,000 | 4,996,000 | 5,287,000 | 108.77 |
| 1994 | 10,164,000 | 4,941,000 | 5,223,000 | 107.51 |
| 1995 | 10,150,000 | 4,937,000 | 5,212,000 | 107.35 |
| 1996 | 10,352,000 | 5,038,000 | 5,313,000 | 109.49 |
| 1997 | 10,562,000 | 5,143,000 | 5,418,000 | 111.71 |
| 1998 | 10,792,000 | 5,258,000 | 5,534,000 | 114.15 |
| 1999 | 11,047,000 | 5,380,000 | 5,667,000 | 116.84 |
| 2000 | 11,315,000 | 5,505,000 | 5,810,000 | 119.68 |
| 2001 | 11,593,000 | 5,635,000 | 5,957,000 | 122.61 |
| 2002 | 11,880,000 | 5,771,000 | 6,109,000 | 125.65 |
| 2003 | 12,181,000 | 5,912,000 | 6,268,000 | 128.84 |
| 2004 | 12,500,000 | 6,063,000 | 6,437,000 | 132.21 |
| 2005 | 12,840,000 | 6,224,000 | 6,615,000 | 135.80 |
| 2006 | 13,198,000 | 6,395,000 | 6,803,000 | 139.59 |
| 2007 | 13,576,000 | 6,576,000 | 6,999,000 | 143.59 |
| 2008 | 13,976,000 | 6,773,000 | 7,202,000 | 147.82 |
| 2009 | 14,395,000 | 6,982,000 | 7,413,000 | 152.25 |
| 2010 | 14,826,000 | 7,197,000 | 7,629,000 | 156.81 |
| 2011 | 15,265,000 | 7,415,000 | 7,850,000 | 161.45 |
| 2012 | 15,709,000 | 7,635,000 | 8,074,000 | 166.15 |
| 2013 | 16,161,000 | 7,859,000 | 8,302,000 | 170.93 |
| 2014 | 16,621,000 | 8,086,000 | 8,535,000 | 175.79 |
| 2015 | 17,085,000 | 8,315,000 | 8,769,000 | 180.70 |
| 2016 | 17,557,000 | 8,549,000 | 9,008,000 | 185.69 |
| 2017 | 18,039,000 | 8,786,000 | 9,252,000 | 190.79 |
| 2018 | 18,528,000 | 9,027,000 | 9,500,000 | 195.96 |
| 2019 | 19,025,000 | 9,272,000 | 9,753,000 | 201.22 |
| 2020 | 19,533,000 | 9,522,000 | 10,011,000 | 206.59 |
| 2021 | 20,047,000 | 9,774,000 | 10,272,000 | 212.02 |
| 2022 | 20,568,000 | 10,030,000 | 10,537,000 | 217.54 |
| 2023 | 21,104,000 | 10,295,000 | 10,809,000 | 223.21 |
| 2024 | 21,655,000 | 10,567,000 | 11,088,000 | 229.03 |
| 2025 | 22,216,000 | 10,843,000 | 11,372,000 | 234.96 |