Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,331,000 | 660,000 | 670,000 | 11.06 |
| 1951 | 1,369,000 | 679,000 | 689,000 | 11.38 |
| 1952 | 1,409,000 | 699,000 | 709,000 | 11.71 |
| 1953 | 1,449,000 | 720,000 | 729,000 | 12.05 |
| 1954 | 1,492,000 | 741,000 | 751,000 | 12.40 |
| 1955 | 1,536,000 | 763,000 | 772,000 | 12.77 |
| 1956 | 1,581,000 | 786,000 | 795,000 | 13.15 |
| 1957 | 1,629,000 | 810,000 | 819,000 | 13.54 |
| 1958 | 1,678,000 | 834,000 | 843,000 | 13.95 |
| 1959 | 1,729,000 | 860,000 | 869,000 | 14.37 |
| 1960 | 1,782,000 | 886,000 | 895,000 | 14.81 |
| 1961 | 1,836,000 | 913,000 | 922,000 | 15.26 |
| 1962 | 1,892,000 | 942,000 | 950,000 | 15.73 |
| 1963 | 1,950,000 | 971,000 | 979,000 | 16.21 |
| 1964 | 2,010,000 | 1,001,000 | 1,009,000 | 16.70 |
| 1965 | 2,072,000 | 1,032,000 | 1,040,000 | 17.22 |
| 1966 | 2,137,000 | 1,064,000 | 1,073,000 | 17.77 |
| 1967 | 2,205,000 | 1,098,000 | 1,107,000 | 18.33 |
| 1968 | 2,275,000 | 1,132,000 | 1,143,000 | 18.91 |
| 1969 | 2,348,000 | 1,168,000 | 1,179,000 | 19.52 |
| 1970 | 2,423,000 | 1,205,000 | 1,217,000 | 20.14 |
| 1971 | 2,499,000 | 1,243,000 | 1,256,000 | 20.77 |
| 1972 | 2,573,000 | 1,279,000 | 1,293,000 | 21.39 |
| 1973 | 2,649,000 | 1,317,000 | 1,331,000 | 22.02 |
| 1974 | 2,732,000 | 1,358,000 | 1,373,000 | 22.70 |
| 1975 | 2,816,000 | 1,399,000 | 1,417,000 | 23.41 |
| 1976 | 2,903,000 | 1,442,000 | 1,461,000 | 24.13 |
| 1977 | 2,992,000 | 1,485,000 | 1,506,000 | 24.87 |
| 1978 | 3,080,000 | 1,527,000 | 1,552,000 | 25.60 |
| 1979 | 3,164,000 | 1,566,000 | 1,598,000 | 26.30 |
| 1980 | 3,252,000 | 1,607,000 | 1,645,000 | 27.03 |
| 1981 | 3,345,000 | 1,652,000 | 1,693,000 | 27.80 |
| 1982 | 3,438,000 | 1,697,000 | 1,740,000 | 28.58 |
| 1983 | 3,530,000 | 1,741,000 | 1,788,000 | 29.34 |
| 1984 | 3,619,000 | 1,783,000 | 1,836,000 | 30.07 |
| 1985 | 3,706,000 | 1,823,000 | 1,883,000 | 30.80 |
| 1986 | 3,794,000 | 1,863,000 | 1,930,000 | 31.53 |
| 1987 | 3,882,000 | 1,904,000 | 1,977,000 | 32.26 |
| 1988 | 3,972,000 | 1,947,000 | 2,024,000 | 33.01 |
| 1989 | 4,066,000 | 1,993,000 | 2,073,000 | 33.79 |
| 1990 | 4,162,000 | 2,040,000 | 2,121,000 | 34.59 |
| 1991 | 4,259,000 | 2,088,000 | 2,171,000 | 35.40 |
| 1992 | 4,357,000 | 2,136,000 | 2,220,000 | 36.21 |
| 1993 | 4,453,000 | 2,184,000 | 2,268,000 | 37.01 |
| 1994 | 4,549,000 | 2,232,000 | 2,316,000 | 37.80 |
| 1995 | 4,642,000 | 2,279,000 | 2,363,000 | 38.58 |
| 1996 | 4,729,000 | 2,322,000 | 2,407,000 | 39.31 |
| 1997 | 4,809,000 | 2,361,000 | 2,448,000 | 39.97 |
| 1998 | 4,883,000 | 2,397,000 | 2,485,000 | 40.58 |
| 1999 | 4,954,000 | 2,432,000 | 2,521,000 | 41.17 |
| 2000 | 5,022,000 | 2,465,000 | 2,556,000 | 41.74 |
| 2001 | 5,087,000 | 2,497,000 | 2,590,000 | 42.28 |
| 2002 | 5,149,000 | 2,527,000 | 2,622,000 | 42.80 |
| 2003 | 5,210,000 | 2,557,000 | 2,653,000 | 43.30 |
| 2004 | 5,272,000 | 2,587,000 | 2,685,000 | 43.82 |
| 2005 | 5,342,000 | 2,621,000 | 2,720,000 | 44.39 |
| 2006 | 5,418,000 | 2,659,000 | 2,759,000 | 45.03 |
| 2007 | 5,497,000 | 2,697,000 | 2,799,000 | 45.68 |
| 2008 | 5,576,000 | 2,737,000 | 2,839,000 | 46.34 |
| 2009 | 5,656,000 | 2,776,000 | 2,879,000 | 47.01 |
| 2010 | 5,737,000 | 2,816,000 | 2,920,000 | 47.68 |
| 2011 | 5,819,000 | 2,857,000 | 2,961,000 | 48.36 |
| 2012 | 5,901,000 | 2,898,000 | 3,003,000 | 49.04 |
| 2013 | 5,983,000 | 2,939,000 | 3,044,000 | 49.72 |
| 2014 | 6,066,000 | 2,980,000 | 3,086,000 | 50.41 |
| 2015 | 6,149,000 | 3,021,000 | 3,128,000 | 51.10 |
| 2016 | 6,232,000 | 3,062,000 | 3,169,000 | 51.79 |
| 2017 | 6,316,000 | 3,104,000 | 3,211,000 | 52.49 |
| 2018 | 6,400,000 | 3,146,000 | 3,253,000 | 53.18 |
| 2019 | 6,483,000 | 3,187,000 | 3,295,000 | 53.88 |
| 2020 | 6,565,000 | 3,227,000 | 3,337,000 | 54.56 |
| 2021 | 6,644,000 | 3,266,000 | 3,378,000 | 55.22 |
| 2022 | 6,730,000 | 3,309,000 | 3,421,000 | 55.93 |
| 2023 | 6,823,000 | 3,355,000 | 3,468,000 | 56.70 |
| 2024 | 6,916,000 | 3,401,000 | 3,514,000 | 57.47 |
| 2025 | 7,007,000 | 3,447,000 | 3,559,000 | 58.23 |