Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,248,000 | 606,000 | 641,000 | 50.12 |
| 1951 | 1,271,000 | 618,000 | 652,000 | 51.02 |
| 1952 | 1,294,000 | 631,000 | 662,000 | 51.96 |
| 1953 | 1,319,000 | 645,000 | 674,000 | 52.96 |
| 1954 | 1,340,000 | 655,000 | 684,000 | 53.79 |
| 1955 | 1,355,000 | 662,000 | 692,000 | 54.42 |
| 1956 | 1,370,000 | 669,000 | 701,000 | 55.03 |
| 1957 | 1,385,000 | 676,000 | 709,000 | 55.60 |
| 1958 | 1,400,000 | 682,000 | 717,000 | 56.20 |
| 1959 | 1,417,000 | 690,000 | 726,000 | 56.88 |
| 1960 | 1,435,000 | 698,000 | 736,000 | 57.60 |
| 1961 | 1,455,000 | 708,000 | 746,000 | 58.41 |
| 1962 | 1,471,000 | 716,000 | 755,000 | 59.08 |
| 1963 | 1,488,000 | 723,000 | 764,000 | 59.76 |
| 1964 | 1,510,000 | 734,000 | 776,000 | 60.65 |
| 1965 | 1,533,000 | 745,000 | 787,000 | 61.55 |
| 1966 | 1,557,000 | 757,000 | 799,000 | 62.51 |
| 1967 | 1,582,000 | 770,000 | 811,000 | 63.52 |
| 1968 | 1,608,000 | 784,000 | 824,000 | 64.58 |
| 1969 | 1,636,000 | 798,000 | 837,000 | 65.68 |
| 1970 | 1,664,000 | 813,000 | 850,000 | 66.80 |
| 1971 | 1,691,000 | 827,000 | 863,000 | 67.89 |
| 1972 | 1,717,000 | 840,000 | 876,000 | 68.94 |
| 1973 | 1,743,000 | 854,000 | 889,000 | 70.00 |
| 1974 | 1,770,000 | 867,000 | 902,000 | 71.07 |
| 1975 | 1,797,000 | 881,000 | 916,000 | 72.17 |
| 1976 | 1,825,000 | 896,000 | 929,000 | 73.29 |
| 1977 | 1,853,000 | 910,000 | 943,000 | 74.38 |
| 1978 | 1,879,000 | 923,000 | 956,000 | 75.46 |
| 1979 | 1,906,000 | 937,000 | 968,000 | 76.53 |
| 1980 | 1,933,000 | 951,000 | 981,000 | 77.59 |
| 1981 | 1,959,000 | 964,000 | 994,000 | 78.64 |
| 1982 | 1,978,000 | 974,000 | 1,004,000 | 79.44 |
| 1983 | 1,991,000 | 979,000 | 1,012,000 | 79.95 |
| 1984 | 2,003,000 | 983,000 | 1,020,000 | 80.42 |
| 1985 | 2,014,000 | 986,000 | 1,027,000 | 80.86 |
| 1986 | 2,024,000 | 990,000 | 1,034,000 | 81.27 |
| 1987 | 2,035,000 | 994,000 | 1,041,000 | 81.69 |
| 1988 | 2,045,000 | 997,000 | 1,047,000 | 82.12 |
| 1989 | 2,055,000 | 1,001,000 | 1,054,000 | 82.51 |
| 1990 | 2,063,000 | 1,003,000 | 1,060,000 | 82.84 |
| 1991 | 2,055,000 | 999,000 | 1,056,000 | 82.53 |
| 1992 | 2,032,000 | 989,000 | 1,043,000 | 81.59 |
| 1993 | 2,006,000 | 977,000 | 1,029,000 | 80.56 |
| 1994 | 1,992,000 | 969,000 | 1,022,000 | 79.99 |
| 1995 | 1,998,000 | 971,000 | 1,027,000 | 80.22 |
| 1996 | 2,012,000 | 978,000 | 1,034,000 | 80.78 |
| 1997 | 2,025,000 | 984,000 | 1,040,000 | 81.31 |
| 1998 | 2,037,000 | 990,000 | 1,046,000 | 81.79 |
| 1999 | 2,048,000 | 997,000 | 1,050,000 | 82.21 |
| 2000 | 2,057,000 | 1,004,000 | 1,052,000 | 82.58 |
| 2001 | 2,066,000 | 1,010,000 | 1,055,000 | 82.94 |
| 2002 | 2,074,000 | 1,016,000 | 1,058,000 | 83.27 |
| 2003 | 2,081,000 | 1,019,000 | 1,061,000 | 83.55 |
| 2004 | 2,086,000 | 1,022,000 | 1,063,000 | 83.76 |
| 2005 | 2,089,000 | 1,024,000 | 1,065,000 | 83.88 |
| 2006 | 2,089,000 | 1,024,000 | 1,064,000 | 83.86 |
| 2007 | 2,081,000 | 1,021,000 | 1,060,000 | 83.57 |
| 2008 | 2,070,000 | 1,016,000 | 1,054,000 | 83.12 |
| 2009 | 2,060,000 | 1,011,000 | 1,049,000 | 82.71 |
| 2010 | 2,051,000 | 1,007,000 | 1,044,000 | 82.35 |
| 2011 | 2,040,000 | 1,001,000 | 1,038,000 | 81.90 |
| 2012 | 2,027,000 | 995,000 | 1,031,000 | 81.38 |
| 2013 | 2,013,000 | 989,000 | 1,024,000 | 80.81 |
| 2014 | 1,997,000 | 981,000 | 1,016,000 | 80.19 |
| 2015 | 1,980,000 | 971,000 | 1,008,000 | 79.49 |
| 2016 | 1,961,000 | 961,000 | 1,000,000 | 78.72 |
| 2017 | 1,940,000 | 949,000 | 991,000 | 77.91 |
| 2018 | 1,919,000 | 938,000 | 981,000 | 77.06 |
| 2019 | 1,897,000 | 925,000 | 971,000 | 76.17 |
| 2020 | 1,872,000 | 911,000 | 960,000 | 75.14 |
| 2021 | 1,851,000 | 900,000 | 950,000 | 74.30 |
| 2022 | 1,840,000 | 895,000 | 945,000 | 73.87 |
| 2023 | 1,831,000 | 890,000 | 940,000 | 73.53 |
| 2024 | 1,823,000 | 886,000 | 936,000 | 73.18 |
| 2025 | 1,813,000 | 882,000 | 931,000 | 72.81 |