Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8,935,000 | 4,438,000 | 4,496,000 | 20.02 |
| 1951 | 9,159,000 | 4,551,000 | 4,607,000 | 20.52 |
| 1952 | 9,394,000 | 4,670,000 | 4,724,000 | 21.05 |
| 1953 | 9,639,000 | 4,793,000 | 4,845,000 | 21.60 |
| 1954 | 9,893,000 | 4,921,000 | 4,971,000 | 22.17 |
| 1955 | 10,158,000 | 5,055,000 | 5,102,000 | 22.76 |
| 1956 | 10,434,000 | 5,195,000 | 5,238,000 | 23.38 |
| 1957 | 10,720,000 | 5,340,000 | 5,379,000 | 24.02 |
| 1958 | 11,013,000 | 5,489,000 | 5,524,000 | 24.68 |
| 1959 | 11,317,000 | 5,643,000 | 5,673,000 | 25.36 |
| 1960 | 11,624,000 | 5,799,000 | 5,824,000 | 26.05 |
| 1961 | 11,931,000 | 5,955,000 | 5,975,000 | 26.73 |
| 1962 | 12,253,000 | 6,119,000 | 6,133,000 | 27.46 |
| 1963 | 12,577,000 | 6,284,000 | 6,292,000 | 28.18 |
| 1964 | 12,898,000 | 6,448,000 | 6,450,000 | 28.90 |
| 1965 | 13,239,000 | 6,621,000 | 6,617,000 | 29.66 |
| 1966 | 13,597,000 | 6,803,000 | 6,793,000 | 30.47 |
| 1967 | 13,968,000 | 6,992,000 | 6,975,000 | 31.30 |
| 1968 | 14,347,000 | 7,186,000 | 7,161,000 | 32.15 |
| 1969 | 14,734,000 | 7,382,000 | 7,351,000 | 33.01 |
| 1970 | 15,129,000 | 7,583,000 | 7,545,000 | 33.90 |
| 1971 | 15,527,000 | 7,786,000 | 7,740,000 | 34.79 |
| 1972 | 15,924,000 | 7,985,000 | 7,938,000 | 35.68 |
| 1973 | 16,326,000 | 8,183,000 | 8,142,000 | 36.58 |
| 1974 | 16,733,000 | 8,384,000 | 8,349,000 | 37.50 |
| 1975 | 17,150,000 | 8,590,000 | 8,560,000 | 38.43 |
| 1976 | 17,574,000 | 8,798,000 | 8,775,000 | 39.38 |
| 1977 | 18,014,000 | 9,017,000 | 8,997,000 | 40.37 |
| 1978 | 18,477,000 | 9,248,000 | 9,228,000 | 41.40 |
| 1979 | 18,955,000 | 9,487,000 | 9,467,000 | 42.47 |
| 1980 | 19,459,000 | 9,741,000 | 9,718,000 | 43.60 |
| 1981 | 19,985,000 | 10,005,000 | 9,979,000 | 44.78 |
| 1982 | 20,520,000 | 10,273,000 | 10,246,000 | 45.98 |
| 1983 | 21,060,000 | 10,544,000 | 10,515,000 | 47.19 |
| 1984 | 21,593,000 | 10,813,000 | 10,779,000 | 48.38 |
| 1985 | 22,113,000 | 11,075,000 | 11,038,000 | 49.55 |
| 1986 | 22,600,000 | 11,319,000 | 11,280,000 | 50.64 |
| 1987 | 23,054,000 | 11,546,000 | 11,508,000 | 51.66 |
| 1988 | 23,500,000 | 11,768,000 | 11,732,000 | 52.66 |
| 1989 | 23,939,000 | 11,986,000 | 11,952,000 | 53.64 |
| 1990 | 24,375,000 | 12,203,000 | 12,171,000 | 54.62 |
| 1991 | 24,799,000 | 12,413,000 | 12,385,000 | 55.57 |
| 1992 | 25,212,000 | 12,618,000 | 12,593,000 | 56.49 |
| 1993 | 25,614,000 | 12,817,000 | 12,796,000 | 57.39 |
| 1994 | 26,000,000 | 13,007,000 | 12,992,000 | 58.26 |
| 1995 | 26,399,000 | 13,207,000 | 13,191,000 | 59.15 |
| 1996 | 26,808,000 | 13,416,000 | 13,391,000 | 60.07 |
| 1997 | 27,213,000 | 13,624,000 | 13,588,000 | 60.98 |
| 1998 | 27,621,000 | 13,834,000 | 13,786,000 | 61.89 |
| 1999 | 28,027,000 | 14,044,000 | 13,982,000 | 62.80 |
| 2000 | 28,423,000 | 14,250,000 | 14,172,000 | 63.69 |
| 2001 | 28,814,000 | 14,455,000 | 14,359,000 | 64.56 |
| 2002 | 29,198,000 | 14,655,000 | 14,542,000 | 65.42 |
| 2003 | 29,571,000 | 14,849,000 | 14,721,000 | 66.26 |
| 2004 | 29,953,000 | 15,043,000 | 14,909,000 | 67.11 |
| 2005 | 30,358,000 | 15,248,000 | 15,109,000 | 68.02 |
| 2006 | 30,771,000 | 15,462,000 | 15,308,000 | 68.95 |
| 2007 | 31,186,000 | 15,678,000 | 15,507,000 | 69.88 |
| 2008 | 31,606,000 | 15,898,000 | 15,708,000 | 70.82 |
| 2009 | 32,030,000 | 16,120,000 | 15,910,000 | 71.77 |
| 2010 | 32,467,000 | 16,348,000 | 16,118,000 | 72.75 |
| 2011 | 32,912,000 | 16,580,000 | 16,332,000 | 73.75 |
| 2012 | 33,355,000 | 16,809,000 | 16,546,000 | 74.74 |
| 2013 | 33,787,000 | 17,032,000 | 16,755,000 | 75.71 |
| 2014 | 34,204,000 | 17,248,000 | 16,956,000 | 76.64 |
| 2015 | 34,607,000 | 17,458,000 | 17,149,000 | 77.54 |
| 2016 | 35,023,000 | 17,672,000 | 17,351,000 | 78.48 |
| 2017 | 35,446,000 | 17,888,000 | 17,558,000 | 79.42 |
| 2018 | 35,839,000 | 18,091,000 | 17,748,000 | 80.30 |
| 2019 | 36,210,000 | 18,284,000 | 17,926,000 | 81.14 |
| 2020 | 36,584,000 | 18,471,000 | 18,112,000 | 81.97 |
| 2021 | 36,954,000 | 18,653,000 | 18,301,000 | 82.80 |
| 2022 | 37,329,000 | 18,837,000 | 18,491,000 | 83.64 |
| 2023 | 37,712,000 | 19,023,000 | 18,689,000 | 84.50 |
| 2024 | 38,081,000 | 19,202,000 | 18,879,000 | 85.33 |
| 2025 | 38,430,000 | 19,372,000 | 19,058,000 | 86.11 |