Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 514,000 | 254,000 | 259,000 | 0.63 |
| 1951 | 520,000 | 256,000 | 263,000 | 0.63 |
| 1952 | 526,000 | 259,000 | 267,000 | 0.64 |
| 1953 | 533,000 | 261,000 | 271,000 | 0.65 |
| 1954 | 540,000 | 263,000 | 276,000 | 0.66 |
| 1955 | 547,000 | 266,000 | 280,000 | 0.67 |
| 1956 | 554,000 | 269,000 | 285,000 | 0.67 |
| 1957 | 562,000 | 272,000 | 290,000 | 0.68 |
| 1958 | 571,000 | 276,000 | 295,000 | 0.69 |
| 1959 | 580,000 | 280,000 | 300,000 | 0.71 |
| 1960 | 591,000 | 284,000 | 306,000 | 0.72 |
| 1961 | 603,000 | 289,000 | 313,000 | 0.73 |
| 1962 | 615,000 | 295,000 | 319,000 | 0.75 |
| 1963 | 629,000 | 302,000 | 327,000 | 0.77 |
| 1964 | 644,000 | 309,000 | 335,000 | 0.78 |
| 1965 | 660,000 | 317,000 | 343,000 | 0.80 |
| 1966 | 677,000 | 325,000 | 352,000 | 0.82 |
| 1967 | 696,000 | 334,000 | 361,000 | 0.85 |
| 1968 | 715,000 | 344,000 | 371,000 | 0.87 |
| 1969 | 736,000 | 354,000 | 381,000 | 0.89 |
| 1970 | 757,000 | 365,000 | 392,000 | 0.92 |
| 1971 | 780,000 | 376,000 | 403,000 | 0.95 |
| 1972 | 804,000 | 388,000 | 415,000 | 0.98 |
| 1973 | 828,000 | 400,000 | 428,000 | 1.01 |
| 1974 | 854,000 | 413,000 | 441,000 | 1.04 |
| 1975 | 881,000 | 426,000 | 454,000 | 1.07 |
| 1976 | 906,000 | 438,000 | 467,000 | 1.10 |
| 1977 | 931,000 | 450,000 | 480,000 | 1.13 |
| 1978 | 947,000 | 458,000 | 488,000 | 1.15 |
| 1979 | 962,000 | 466,000 | 496,000 | 1.17 |
| 1980 | 981,000 | 475,000 | 506,000 | 1.19 |
| 1981 | 992,000 | 479,000 | 512,000 | 1.21 |
| 1982 | 1,010,000 | 487,000 | 522,000 | 1.23 |
| 1983 | 1,037,000 | 500,000 | 536,000 | 1.26 |
| 1984 | 1,065,000 | 514,000 | 551,000 | 1.30 |
| 1985 | 1,096,000 | 528,000 | 568,000 | 1.33 |
| 1986 | 1,131,000 | 545,000 | 586,000 | 1.37 |
| 1987 | 1,167,000 | 562,000 | 605,000 | 1.42 |
| 1988 | 1,209,000 | 582,000 | 626,000 | 1.47 |
| 1989 | 1,288,000 | 621,000 | 667,000 | 1.57 |
| 1990 | 1,369,000 | 661,000 | 707,000 | 1.66 |
| 1991 | 1,415,000 | 684,000 | 731,000 | 1.72 |
| 1992 | 1,461,000 | 707,000 | 754,000 | 1.78 |
| 1993 | 1,508,000 | 729,000 | 778,000 | 1.83 |
| 1994 | 1,556,000 | 752,000 | 803,000 | 1.89 |
| 1995 | 1,602,000 | 774,000 | 828,000 | 1.95 |
| 1996 | 1,646,000 | 795,000 | 851,000 | 2.00 |
| 1997 | 1,689,000 | 815,000 | 873,000 | 2.05 |
| 1998 | 1,732,000 | 836,000 | 896,000 | 2.11 |
| 1999 | 1,776,000 | 857,000 | 919,000 | 2.16 |
| 2000 | 1,818,000 | 877,000 | 941,000 | 2.21 |
| 2001 | 1,857,000 | 895,000 | 961,000 | 2.26 |
| 2002 | 1,889,000 | 912,000 | 977,000 | 2.30 |
| 2003 | 1,917,000 | 926,000 | 991,000 | 2.33 |
| 2004 | 1,942,000 | 938,000 | 1,003,000 | 2.36 |
| 2005 | 1,966,000 | 950,000 | 1,016,000 | 2.39 |
| 2006 | 1,991,000 | 962,000 | 1,029,000 | 2.42 |
| 2007 | 2,018,000 | 975,000 | 1,042,000 | 2.45 |
| 2008 | 2,047,000 | 989,000 | 1,057,000 | 2.49 |
| 2009 | 2,077,000 | 1,004,000 | 1,073,000 | 2.52 |
| 2010 | 2,109,000 | 1,019,000 | 1,090,000 | 2.56 |
| 2011 | 2,146,000 | 1,037,000 | 1,109,000 | 2.61 |
| 2012 | 2,194,000 | 1,061,000 | 1,133,000 | 2.67 |
| 2013 | 2,252,000 | 1,090,000 | 1,161,000 | 2.74 |
| 2014 | 2,312,000 | 1,121,000 | 1,190,000 | 2.81 |
| 2015 | 2,374,000 | 1,152,000 | 1,221,000 | 2.88 |
| 2016 | 2,439,000 | 1,185,000 | 1,253,000 | 2.96 |
| 2017 | 2,506,000 | 1,219,000 | 1,287,000 | 3.05 |
| 2018 | 2,577,000 | 1,254,000 | 1,322,000 | 3.13 |
| 2019 | 2,650,000 | 1,291,000 | 1,358,000 | 3.22 |
| 2020 | 2,728,000 | 1,330,000 | 1,398,000 | 3.31 |
| 2021 | 2,810,000 | 1,371,000 | 1,439,000 | 3.41 |
| 2022 | 2,889,000 | 1,410,000 | 1,478,000 | 3.51 |
| 2023 | 2,963,000 | 1,447,000 | 1,515,000 | 3.60 |
| 2024 | 3,030,000 | 1,479,000 | 1,550,000 | 3.68 |
| 2025 | 3,092,000 | 1,510,000 | 1,582,000 | 3.76 |