Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 860,000 | 441,000 | 419,000 | 11.61 |
| 1951 | 882,000 | 451,000 | 430,000 | 11.89 |
| 1952 | 904,000 | 462,000 | 441,000 | 12.19 |
| 1953 | 928,000 | 474,000 | 453,000 | 12.51 |
| 1954 | 953,000 | 486,000 | 466,000 | 12.85 |
| 1955 | 978,000 | 499,000 | 479,000 | 13.20 |
| 1956 | 1,005,000 | 513,000 | 492,000 | 13.56 |
| 1957 | 1,033,000 | 527,000 | 506,000 | 13.94 |
| 1958 | 1,063,000 | 541,000 | 521,000 | 14.33 |
| 1959 | 1,093,000 | 557,000 | 536,000 | 14.75 |
| 1960 | 1,126,000 | 573,000 | 552,000 | 15.18 |
| 1961 | 1,159,000 | 590,000 | 569,000 | 15.64 |
| 1962 | 1,195,000 | 608,000 | 587,000 | 16.11 |
| 1963 | 1,232,000 | 626,000 | 605,000 | 16.61 |
| 1964 | 1,270,000 | 645,000 | 624,000 | 17.12 |
| 1965 | 1,308,000 | 665,000 | 643,000 | 17.65 |
| 1966 | 1,348,000 | 684,000 | 663,000 | 18.18 |
| 1967 | 1,388,000 | 705,000 | 683,000 | 18.72 |
| 1968 | 1,429,000 | 725,000 | 703,000 | 19.27 |
| 1969 | 1,470,000 | 746,000 | 724,000 | 19.83 |
| 1970 | 1,513,000 | 767,000 | 745,000 | 20.40 |
| 1971 | 1,556,000 | 789,000 | 766,000 | 20.98 |
| 1972 | 1,599,000 | 811,000 | 788,000 | 21.57 |
| 1973 | 1,643,000 | 833,000 | 810,000 | 22.16 |
| 1974 | 1,687,000 | 855,000 | 832,000 | 22.76 |
| 1975 | 1,732,000 | 877,000 | 854,000 | 23.36 |
| 1976 | 1,776,000 | 899,000 | 877,000 | 23.96 |
| 1977 | 1,821,000 | 922,000 | 899,000 | 24.56 |
| 1978 | 1,866,000 | 944,000 | 921,000 | 25.16 |
| 1979 | 1,911,000 | 967,000 | 944,000 | 25.77 |
| 1980 | 1,957,000 | 990,000 | 967,000 | 26.39 |
| 1981 | 2,004,000 | 1,013,000 | 990,000 | 27.02 |
| 1982 | 2,052,000 | 1,037,000 | 1,014,000 | 27.67 |
| 1983 | 2,101,000 | 1,061,000 | 1,039,000 | 28.33 |
| 1984 | 2,150,000 | 1,086,000 | 1,064,000 | 29.00 |
| 1985 | 2,200,000 | 1,111,000 | 1,089,000 | 29.67 |
| 1986 | 2,251,000 | 1,136,000 | 1,114,000 | 30.35 |
| 1987 | 2,301,000 | 1,162,000 | 1,139,000 | 31.03 |
| 1988 | 2,352,000 | 1,187,000 | 1,165,000 | 31.72 |
| 1989 | 2,403,000 | 1,212,000 | 1,190,000 | 32.41 |
| 1990 | 2,455,000 | 1,238,000 | 1,217,000 | 33.10 |
| 1991 | 2,508,000 | 1,264,000 | 1,243,000 | 33.82 |
| 1992 | 2,561,000 | 1,290,000 | 1,270,000 | 34.53 |
| 1993 | 2,615,000 | 1,317,000 | 1,297,000 | 35.26 |
| 1994 | 2,669,000 | 1,344,000 | 1,325,000 | 35.99 |
| 1995 | 2,724,000 | 1,371,000 | 1,352,000 | 36.73 |
| 1996 | 2,780,000 | 1,399,000 | 1,381,000 | 37.48 |
| 1997 | 2,836,000 | 1,427,000 | 1,409,000 | 38.24 |
| 1998 | 2,893,000 | 1,455,000 | 1,438,000 | 39.01 |
| 1999 | 2,951,000 | 1,484,000 | 1,467,000 | 39.79 |
| 2000 | 3,010,000 | 1,513,000 | 1,497,000 | 40.58 |
| 2001 | 3,069,000 | 1,542,000 | 1,527,000 | 41.38 |
| 2002 | 3,129,000 | 1,572,000 | 1,557,000 | 42.19 |
| 2003 | 3,189,000 | 1,602,000 | 1,587,000 | 43.00 |
| 2004 | 3,251,000 | 1,632,000 | 1,618,000 | 43.83 |
| 2005 | 3,313,000 | 1,663,000 | 1,649,000 | 44.66 |
| 2006 | 3,375,000 | 1,694,000 | 1,680,000 | 45.50 |
| 2007 | 3,437,000 | 1,725,000 | 1,712,000 | 46.34 |
| 2008 | 3,500,000 | 1,756,000 | 1,744,000 | 47.19 |
| 2009 | 3,564,000 | 1,787,000 | 1,776,000 | 48.05 |
| 2010 | 3,628,000 | 1,819,000 | 1,809,000 | 48.92 |
| 2011 | 3,693,000 | 1,851,000 | 1,842,000 | 49.79 |
| 2012 | 3,759,000 | 1,883,000 | 1,875,000 | 50.68 |
| 2013 | 3,825,000 | 1,916,000 | 1,908,000 | 51.57 |
| 2014 | 3,892,000 | 1,949,000 | 1,942,000 | 52.47 |
| 2015 | 3,960,000 | 1,983,000 | 1,976,000 | 53.39 |
| 2016 | 4,029,000 | 2,017,000 | 2,011,000 | 54.32 |
| 2017 | 4,098,000 | 2,052,000 | 2,046,000 | 55.26 |
| 2018 | 4,167,000 | 2,086,000 | 2,080,000 | 56.19 |
| 2019 | 4,234,000 | 2,120,000 | 2,114,000 | 57.09 |
| 2020 | 4,293,000 | 2,148,000 | 2,144,000 | 57.88 |
| 2021 | 4,345,000 | 2,174,000 | 2,171,000 | 58.58 |
| 2022 | 4,400,000 | 2,201,000 | 2,199,000 | 59.33 |
| 2023 | 4,458,000 | 2,229,000 | 2,228,000 | 60.11 |
| 2024 | 4,515,000 | 2,258,000 | 2,257,000 | 60.88 |
| 2025 | 4,571,000 | 2,285,000 | 2,285,000 | 61.63 |