Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 781,000 | 383,000 | 397,000 | 0.50 |
| 1951 | 794,000 | 389,000 | 404,000 | 0.51 |
| 1952 | 807,000 | 395,000 | 411,000 | 0.52 |
| 1953 | 820,000 | 401,000 | 418,000 | 0.53 |
| 1954 | 834,000 | 408,000 | 425,000 | 0.54 |
| 1955 | 848,000 | 415,000 | 433,000 | 0.55 |
| 1956 | 868,000 | 425,000 | 443,000 | 0.56 |
| 1957 | 893,000 | 438,000 | 455,000 | 0.57 |
| 1958 | 919,000 | 451,000 | 467,000 | 0.59 |
| 1959 | 947,000 | 466,000 | 480,000 | 0.61 |
| 1960 | 977,000 | 482,000 | 494,000 | 0.63 |
| 1961 | 1,009,000 | 499,000 | 509,000 | 0.65 |
| 1962 | 1,041,000 | 516,000 | 525,000 | 0.67 |
| 1963 | 1,071,000 | 531,000 | 540,000 | 0.69 |
| 1964 | 1,100,000 | 545,000 | 554,000 | 0.71 |
| 1965 | 1,131,000 | 560,000 | 570,000 | 0.73 |
| 1966 | 1,163,000 | 576,000 | 587,000 | 0.75 |
| 1967 | 1,196,000 | 592,000 | 604,000 | 0.77 |
| 1968 | 1,229,000 | 608,000 | 621,000 | 0.79 |
| 1969 | 1,262,000 | 624,000 | 637,000 | 0.81 |
| 1970 | 1,295,000 | 640,000 | 654,000 | 0.83 |
| 1971 | 1,330,000 | 657,000 | 672,000 | 0.85 |
| 1972 | 1,366,000 | 676,000 | 690,000 | 0.88 |
| 1973 | 1,405,000 | 695,000 | 710,000 | 0.90 |
| 1974 | 1,446,000 | 715,000 | 730,000 | 0.93 |
| 1975 | 1,488,000 | 736,000 | 751,000 | 0.96 |
| 1976 | 1,531,000 | 758,000 | 773,000 | 0.98 |
| 1977 | 1,576,000 | 780,000 | 795,000 | 1.01 |
| 1978 | 1,619,000 | 801,000 | 817,000 | 1.04 |
| 1979 | 1,660,000 | 821,000 | 838,000 | 1.07 |
| 1980 | 1,701,000 | 841,000 | 859,000 | 1.09 |
| 1981 | 1,742,000 | 862,000 | 880,000 | 1.12 |
| 1982 | 1,785,000 | 883,000 | 902,000 | 1.15 |
| 1983 | 1,829,000 | 904,000 | 924,000 | 1.17 |
| 1984 | 1,874,000 | 927,000 | 947,000 | 1.20 |
| 1985 | 1,921,000 | 950,000 | 971,000 | 1.23 |
| 1986 | 1,970,000 | 974,000 | 996,000 | 1.27 |
| 1987 | 2,022,000 | 999,000 | 1,023,000 | 1.30 |
| 1988 | 2,076,000 | 1,024,000 | 1,051,000 | 1.33 |
| 1989 | 2,124,000 | 1,047,000 | 1,076,000 | 1.36 |
| 1990 | 2,164,000 | 1,067,000 | 1,097,000 | 1.39 |
| 1991 | 2,202,000 | 1,086,000 | 1,116,000 | 1.41 |
| 1992 | 2,239,000 | 1,103,000 | 1,135,000 | 1.44 |
| 1993 | 2,273,000 | 1,119,000 | 1,153,000 | 1.46 |
| 1994 | 2,305,000 | 1,135,000 | 1,170,000 | 1.48 |
| 1995 | 2,335,000 | 1,148,000 | 1,186,000 | 1.50 |
| 1996 | 2,363,000 | 1,161,000 | 1,201,000 | 1.52 |
| 1997 | 2,389,000 | 1,173,000 | 1,216,000 | 1.53 |
| 1998 | 2,412,000 | 1,183,000 | 1,229,000 | 1.55 |
| 1999 | 2,434,000 | 1,192,000 | 1,241,000 | 1.56 |
| 2000 | 2,455,000 | 1,203,000 | 1,251,000 | 1.58 |
| 2001 | 2,477,000 | 1,216,000 | 1,261,000 | 1.59 |
| 2002 | 2,500,000 | 1,229,000 | 1,270,000 | 1.61 |
| 2003 | 2,521,000 | 1,241,000 | 1,279,000 | 1.62 |
| 2004 | 2,542,000 | 1,253,000 | 1,289,000 | 1.63 |
| 2005 | 2,563,000 | 1,265,000 | 1,298,000 | 1.65 |
| 2006 | 2,584,000 | 1,276,000 | 1,308,000 | 1.66 |
| 2007 | 2,607,000 | 1,289,000 | 1,318,000 | 1.67 |
| 2008 | 2,634,000 | 1,303,000 | 1,330,000 | 1.69 |
| 2009 | 2,665,000 | 1,320,000 | 1,345,000 | 1.71 |
| 2010 | 2,701,000 | 1,339,000 | 1,362,000 | 1.74 |
| 2011 | 2,745,000 | 1,360,000 | 1,384,000 | 1.76 |
| 2012 | 2,795,000 | 1,384,000 | 1,411,000 | 1.80 |
| 2013 | 2,851,000 | 1,411,000 | 1,440,000 | 1.83 |
| 2014 | 2,913,000 | 1,442,000 | 1,470,000 | 1.87 |
| 2015 | 2,976,000 | 1,475,000 | 1,500,000 | 1.91 |
| 2016 | 3,040,000 | 1,509,000 | 1,531,000 | 1.95 |
| 2017 | 3,104,000 | 1,544,000 | 1,560,000 | 1.99 |
| 2018 | 3,167,000 | 1,579,000 | 1,588,000 | 2.03 |
| 2019 | 3,232,000 | 1,615,000 | 1,616,000 | 2.08 |
| 2020 | 3,290,000 | 1,645,000 | 1,644,000 | 2.11 |
| 2021 | 3,339,000 | 1,668,000 | 1,670,000 | 2.14 |
| 2022 | 3,386,000 | 1,690,000 | 1,695,000 | 2.17 |
| 2023 | 3,431,000 | 1,712,000 | 1,719,000 | 2.20 |
| 2024 | 3,475,000 | 1,732,000 | 1,742,000 | 2.23 |
| 2025 | 3,517,000 | 1,752,000 | 1,764,000 | 2.26 |