Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5,910,000 | 2,891,000 | 3,018,000 | 7.52 |
| 1951 | 5,978,000 | 2,923,000 | 3,054,000 | 7.60 |
| 1952 | 6,050,000 | 2,958,000 | 3,092,000 | 7.69 |
| 1953 | 6,123,000 | 2,992,000 | 3,130,000 | 7.79 |
| 1954 | 6,196,000 | 3,027,000 | 3,169,000 | 7.88 |
| 1955 | 6,274,000 | 3,063,000 | 3,210,000 | 7.98 |
| 1956 | 6,355,000 | 3,101,000 | 3,253,000 | 8.08 |
| 1957 | 6,438,000 | 3,141,000 | 3,297,000 | 8.19 |
| 1958 | 6,521,000 | 3,180,000 | 3,341,000 | 8.29 |
| 1959 | 6,610,000 | 3,222,000 | 3,387,000 | 8.41 |
| 1960 | 6,713,000 | 3,272,000 | 3,441,000 | 8.54 |
| 1961 | 6,834,000 | 3,334,000 | 3,500,000 | 8.69 |
| 1962 | 6,969,000 | 3,406,000 | 3,563,000 | 8.86 |
| 1963 | 7,109,000 | 3,480,000 | 3,629,000 | 9.04 |
| 1964 | 7,255,000 | 3,557,000 | 3,697,000 | 9.23 |
| 1965 | 7,406,000 | 3,635,000 | 3,770,000 | 9.42 |
| 1966 | 7,562,000 | 3,716,000 | 3,846,000 | 9.62 |
| 1967 | 7,724,000 | 3,799,000 | 3,924,000 | 9.82 |
| 1968 | 7,892,000 | 3,885,000 | 4,006,000 | 10.04 |
| 1969 | 8,066,000 | 3,975,000 | 4,091,000 | 10.26 |
| 1970 | 8,250,000 | 4,068,000 | 4,182,000 | 10.49 |
| 1971 | 8,456,000 | 4,170,000 | 4,286,000 | 10.75 |
| 1972 | 8,692,000 | 4,280,000 | 4,412,000 | 11.05 |
| 1973 | 8,954,000 | 4,396,000 | 4,557,000 | 11.39 |
| 1974 | 9,236,000 | 4,521,000 | 4,714,000 | 11.75 |
| 1975 | 9,540,000 | 4,656,000 | 4,884,000 | 12.13 |
| 1976 | 9,867,000 | 4,800,000 | 5,066,000 | 12.55 |
| 1977 | 10,224,000 | 4,955,000 | 5,269,000 | 13.00 |
| 1978 | 10,618,000 | 5,122,000 | 5,495,000 | 13.50 |
| 1979 | 11,028,000 | 5,299,000 | 5,729,000 | 14.03 |
| 1980 | 11,336,000 | 5,441,000 | 5,894,000 | 14.42 |
| 1981 | 11,568,000 | 5,560,000 | 6,007,000 | 14.71 |
| 1982 | 11,824,000 | 5,690,000 | 6,133,000 | 15.04 |
| 1983 | 12,073,000 | 5,817,000 | 6,256,000 | 15.35 |
| 1984 | 12,315,000 | 5,934,000 | 6,381,000 | 15.66 |
| 1985 | 12,548,000 | 6,041,000 | 6,507,000 | 15.96 |
| 1986 | 12,770,000 | 6,144,000 | 6,626,000 | 16.24 |
| 1987 | 12,822,000 | 6,164,000 | 6,657,000 | 16.31 |
| 1988 | 12,800,000 | 6,155,000 | 6,645,000 | 16.28 |
| 1989 | 12,906,000 | 6,212,000 | 6,694,000 | 16.41 |
| 1990 | 13,094,000 | 6,308,000 | 6,785,000 | 16.65 |
| 1991 | 13,352,000 | 6,438,000 | 6,913,000 | 16.98 |
| 1992 | 13,613,000 | 6,570,000 | 7,042,000 | 17.31 |
| 1993 | 14,051,000 | 6,788,000 | 7,262,000 | 17.87 |
| 1994 | 15,033,000 | 7,269,000 | 7,764,000 | 19.12 |
| 1995 | 15,960,000 | 7,723,000 | 8,236,000 | 20.30 |
| 1996 | 16,492,000 | 7,987,000 | 8,504,000 | 20.97 |
| 1997 | 16,949,000 | 8,209,000 | 8,740,000 | 21.55 |
| 1998 | 17,340,000 | 8,392,000 | 8,948,000 | 22.05 |
| 1999 | 17,734,000 | 8,575,000 | 9,158,000 | 22.55 |
| 2000 | 18,129,000 | 8,757,000 | 9,371,000 | 23.06 |
| 2001 | 18,537,000 | 8,946,000 | 9,591,000 | 23.57 |
| 2002 | 18,958,000 | 9,141,000 | 9,817,000 | 24.11 |
| 2003 | 19,392,000 | 9,343,000 | 10,049,000 | 24.66 |
| 2004 | 19,840,000 | 9,553,000 | 10,286,000 | 25.23 |
| 2005 | 20,304,000 | 9,772,000 | 10,532,000 | 25.82 |
| 2006 | 20,787,000 | 10,001,000 | 10,785,000 | 26.43 |
| 2007 | 21,287,000 | 10,240,000 | 11,047,000 | 27.07 |
| 2008 | 21,819,000 | 10,493,000 | 11,325,000 | 27.75 |
| 2009 | 22,391,000 | 10,768,000 | 11,623,000 | 28.47 |
| 2010 | 22,999,000 | 11,060,000 | 11,938,000 | 29.25 |
| 2011 | 23,649,000 | 11,376,000 | 12,272,000 | 30.07 |
| 2012 | 24,337,000 | 11,715,000 | 12,622,000 | 30.95 |
| 2013 | 25,051,000 | 12,065,000 | 12,985,000 | 31.86 |
| 2014 | 25,788,000 | 12,428,000 | 13,359,000 | 32.79 |
| 2015 | 26,547,000 | 12,802,000 | 13,744,000 | 33.76 |
| 2016 | 27,337,000 | 13,192,000 | 14,144,000 | 34.76 |
| 2017 | 28,166,000 | 13,603,000 | 14,562,000 | 35.82 |
| 2018 | 29,018,000 | 14,025,000 | 14,992,000 | 36.90 |
| 2019 | 29,884,000 | 14,452,000 | 15,432,000 | 38.00 |
| 2020 | 30,783,000 | 14,896,000 | 15,887,000 | 39.15 |
| 2021 | 31,707,000 | 15,354,000 | 16,353,000 | 40.32 |
| 2022 | 32,656,000 | 15,823,000 | 16,832,000 | 41.53 |
| 2023 | 33,635,000 | 16,307,000 | 17,327,000 | 42.77 |
| 2024 | 34,631,000 | 16,802,000 | 17,829,000 | 44.04 |
| 2025 | 35,631,000 | 17,300,000 | 18,330,000 | 45.31 |