Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,543,000 | 835,000 | 708,000 | 3.41 |
| 1951 | 1,574,000 | 850,000 | 724,000 | 3.48 |
| 1952 | 1,609,000 | 866,000 | 742,000 | 3.55 |
| 1953 | 1,650,000 | 886,000 | 763,000 | 3.64 |
| 1954 | 1,693,000 | 907,000 | 785,000 | 3.74 |
| 1955 | 1,739,000 | 929,000 | 809,000 | 3.84 |
| 1956 | 1,787,000 | 953,000 | 834,000 | 3.95 |
| 1957 | 1,837,000 | 977,000 | 860,000 | 4.06 |
| 1958 | 1,888,000 | 1,002,000 | 886,000 | 4.17 |
| 1959 | 1,941,000 | 1,028,000 | 913,000 | 4.29 |
| 1960 | 1,995,000 | 1,054,000 | 940,000 | 4.41 |
| 1961 | 2,046,000 | 1,080,000 | 965,000 | 4.52 |
| 1962 | 2,093,000 | 1,105,000 | 988,000 | 4.62 |
| 1963 | 2,141,000 | 1,130,000 | 1,010,000 | 4.73 |
| 1964 | 2,188,000 | 1,155,000 | 1,032,000 | 4.83 |
| 1965 | 2,235,000 | 1,181,000 | 1,054,000 | 4.94 |
| 1966 | 2,285,000 | 1,208,000 | 1,077,000 | 5.05 |
| 1967 | 2,337,000 | 1,236,000 | 1,101,000 | 5.16 |
| 1968 | 2,390,000 | 1,264,000 | 1,125,000 | 5.28 |
| 1969 | 2,446,000 | 1,295,000 | 1,151,000 | 5.40 |
| 1970 | 2,505,000 | 1,326,000 | 1,178,000 | 5.53 |
| 1971 | 2,566,000 | 1,359,000 | 1,207,000 | 5.67 |
| 1972 | 2,628,000 | 1,391,000 | 1,236,000 | 5.80 |
| 1973 | 2,690,000 | 1,424,000 | 1,266,000 | 5.94 |
| 1974 | 2,752,000 | 1,456,000 | 1,296,000 | 6.08 |
| 1975 | 2,814,000 | 1,488,000 | 1,325,000 | 6.22 |
| 1976 | 2,877,000 | 1,521,000 | 1,355,000 | 6.35 |
| 1977 | 2,940,000 | 1,554,000 | 1,385,000 | 6.49 |
| 1978 | 3,003,000 | 1,587,000 | 1,416,000 | 6.63 |
| 1979 | 3,067,000 | 1,621,000 | 1,446,000 | 6.77 |
| 1980 | 3,131,000 | 1,654,000 | 1,476,000 | 6.92 |
| 1981 | 3,197,000 | 1,689,000 | 1,507,000 | 7.06 |
| 1982 | 3,264,000 | 1,725,000 | 1,539,000 | 7.21 |
| 1983 | 3,333,000 | 1,761,000 | 1,571,000 | 7.36 |
| 1984 | 3,405,000 | 1,799,000 | 1,605,000 | 7.52 |
| 1985 | 3,478,000 | 1,838,000 | 1,639,000 | 7.68 |
| 1986 | 3,554,000 | 1,879,000 | 1,675,000 | 7.85 |
| 1987 | 3,632,000 | 1,920,000 | 1,712,000 | 8.02 |
| 1988 | 3,711,000 | 1,961,000 | 1,750,000 | 8.20 |
| 1989 | 3,796,000 | 2,005,000 | 1,790,000 | 8.38 |
| 1990 | 3,896,000 | 2,056,000 | 1,840,000 | 8.60 |
| 1991 | 4,021,000 | 2,118,000 | 1,903,000 | 8.88 |
| 1992 | 4,166,000 | 2,191,000 | 1,975,000 | 9.20 |
| 1993 | 4,320,000 | 2,269,000 | 2,051,000 | 9.54 |
| 1994 | 4,480,000 | 2,349,000 | 2,130,000 | 9.89 |
| 1995 | 4,644,000 | 2,432,000 | 2,211,000 | 10.26 |
| 1996 | 4,813,000 | 2,517,000 | 2,295,000 | 10.63 |
| 1997 | 4,987,000 | 2,606,000 | 2,381,000 | 11.01 |
| 1998 | 5,166,000 | 2,696,000 | 2,469,000 | 11.41 |
| 1999 | 5,349,000 | 2,789,000 | 2,560,000 | 11.81 |
| 2000 | 5,537,000 | 2,884,000 | 2,652,000 | 12.23 |
| 2001 | 5,728,000 | 2,982,000 | 2,746,000 | 12.65 |
| 2002 | 5,924,000 | 3,083,000 | 2,840,000 | 13.08 |
| 2003 | 6,123,000 | 3,187,000 | 2,936,000 | 13.52 |
| 2004 | 6,328,000 | 3,292,000 | 3,035,000 | 13.97 |
| 2005 | 6,535,000 | 3,400,000 | 3,135,000 | 14.43 |
| 2006 | 6,747,000 | 3,510,000 | 3,237,000 | 14.90 |
| 2007 | 6,963,000 | 3,621,000 | 3,341,000 | 15.38 |
| 2008 | 7,183,000 | 3,735,000 | 3,447,000 | 15.86 |
| 2009 | 7,406,000 | 3,851,000 | 3,555,000 | 16.36 |
| 2010 | 7,633,000 | 3,968,000 | 3,665,000 | 16.86 |
| 2011 | 7,859,000 | 4,084,000 | 3,775,000 | 17.36 |
| 2012 | 8,081,000 | 4,197,000 | 3,883,000 | 17.85 |
| 2013 | 8,302,000 | 4,309,000 | 3,992,000 | 18.33 |
| 2014 | 8,523,000 | 4,421,000 | 4,101,000 | 18.82 |
| 2015 | 8,743,000 | 4,532,000 | 4,210,000 | 19.31 |
| 2016 | 8,961,000 | 4,642,000 | 4,319,000 | 19.79 |
| 2017 | 9,178,000 | 4,750,000 | 4,427,000 | 20.27 |
| 2018 | 9,394,000 | 4,858,000 | 4,535,000 | 20.75 |
| 2019 | 9,609,000 | 4,965,000 | 4,643,000 | 21.22 |
| 2020 | 9,815,000 | 5,067,000 | 4,747,000 | 21.68 |
| 2021 | 10,012,000 | 5,164,000 | 4,848,000 | 22.11 |
| 2022 | 10,203,000 | 5,257,000 | 4,946,000 | 22.53 |
| 2023 | 10,389,000 | 5,347,000 | 5,041,000 | 22.94 |
| 2024 | 10,576,000 | 5,439,000 | 5,137,000 | 23.36 |
| 2025 | 10,762,000 | 5,530,000 | 5,232,000 | 23.77 |