Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,504,000 | 743,000 | 760,000 | 3.72 |
| 1951 | 1,537,000 | 760,000 | 777,000 | 3.80 |
| 1952 | 1,572,000 | 777,000 | 795,000 | 3.89 |
| 1953 | 1,608,000 | 794,000 | 813,000 | 3.98 |
| 1954 | 1,644,000 | 812,000 | 831,000 | 4.07 |
| 1955 | 1,682,000 | 831,000 | 850,000 | 4.16 |
| 1956 | 1,720,000 | 850,000 | 869,000 | 4.25 |
| 1957 | 1,759,000 | 869,000 | 889,000 | 4.35 |
| 1958 | 1,799,000 | 889,000 | 909,000 | 4.45 |
| 1959 | 1,840,000 | 910,000 | 930,000 | 4.55 |
| 1960 | 1,883,000 | 931,000 | 951,000 | 4.66 |
| 1961 | 1,927,000 | 953,000 | 973,000 | 4.77 |
| 1962 | 1,973,000 | 976,000 | 996,000 | 4.88 |
| 1963 | 2,021,000 | 1,001,000 | 1,020,000 | 5.00 |
| 1964 | 2,073,000 | 1,026,000 | 1,046,000 | 5.13 |
| 1965 | 2,125,000 | 1,053,000 | 1,072,000 | 5.25 |
| 1966 | 2,177,000 | 1,079,000 | 1,098,000 | 5.38 |
| 1967 | 2,229,000 | 1,106,000 | 1,123,000 | 5.51 |
| 1968 | 2,282,000 | 1,132,000 | 1,149,000 | 5.64 |
| 1969 | 2,334,000 | 1,159,000 | 1,175,000 | 5.77 |
| 1970 | 2,388,000 | 1,186,000 | 1,201,000 | 5.90 |
| 1971 | 2,442,000 | 1,214,000 | 1,228,000 | 6.04 |
| 1972 | 2,499,000 | 1,243,000 | 1,256,000 | 6.18 |
| 1973 | 2,561,000 | 1,275,000 | 1,285,000 | 6.33 |
| 1974 | 2,625,000 | 1,309,000 | 1,316,000 | 6.49 |
| 1975 | 2,691,000 | 1,343,000 | 1,347,000 | 6.66 |
| 1976 | 2,758,000 | 1,379,000 | 1,379,000 | 6.82 |
| 1977 | 2,827,000 | 1,415,000 | 1,412,000 | 6.99 |
| 1978 | 2,899,000 | 1,453,000 | 1,445,000 | 7.17 |
| 1979 | 2,973,000 | 1,492,000 | 1,481,000 | 7.35 |
| 1980 | 3,053,000 | 1,533,000 | 1,519,000 | 7.55 |
| 1981 | 3,137,000 | 1,577,000 | 1,559,000 | 7.76 |
| 1982 | 3,226,000 | 1,623,000 | 1,602,000 | 7.98 |
| 1983 | 3,318,000 | 1,670,000 | 1,647,000 | 8.20 |
| 1984 | 3,412,000 | 1,718,000 | 1,694,000 | 8.44 |
| 1985 | 3,510,000 | 1,768,000 | 1,742,000 | 8.68 |
| 1986 | 3,611,000 | 1,819,000 | 1,791,000 | 8.93 |
| 1987 | 3,714,000 | 1,872,000 | 1,842,000 | 9.19 |
| 1988 | 3,820,000 | 1,926,000 | 1,894,000 | 9.45 |
| 1989 | 3,927,000 | 1,981,000 | 1,946,000 | 9.71 |
| 1990 | 4,035,000 | 2,035,000 | 1,999,000 | 9.98 |
| 1991 | 4,144,000 | 2,091,000 | 2,053,000 | 10.25 |
| 1992 | 4,253,000 | 2,146,000 | 2,106,000 | 10.52 |
| 1993 | 4,362,000 | 2,202,000 | 2,160,000 | 10.79 |
| 1994 | 4,471,000 | 2,257,000 | 2,214,000 | 11.06 |
| 1995 | 4,579,000 | 2,312,000 | 2,267,000 | 11.32 |
| 1996 | 4,687,000 | 2,366,000 | 2,320,000 | 11.59 |
| 1997 | 4,794,000 | 2,420,000 | 2,373,000 | 11.85 |
| 1998 | 4,900,000 | 2,474,000 | 2,425,000 | 12.12 |
| 1999 | 5,003,000 | 2,526,000 | 2,476,000 | 12.37 |
| 2000 | 5,100,000 | 2,576,000 | 2,524,000 | 12.61 |
| 2001 | 5,187,000 | 2,620,000 | 2,567,000 | 12.83 |
| 2002 | 5,261,000 | 2,657,000 | 2,604,000 | 13.01 |
| 2003 | 5,326,000 | 2,689,000 | 2,636,000 | 13.17 |
| 2004 | 5,388,000 | 2,720,000 | 2,667,000 | 13.32 |
| 2005 | 5,448,000 | 2,750,000 | 2,697,000 | 13.47 |
| 2006 | 5,505,000 | 2,778,000 | 2,726,000 | 13.61 |
| 2007 | 5,559,000 | 2,804,000 | 2,754,000 | 13.75 |
| 2008 | 5,613,000 | 2,831,000 | 2,782,000 | 13.88 |
| 2009 | 5,671,000 | 2,859,000 | 2,811,000 | 14.02 |
| 2010 | 5,737,000 | 2,892,000 | 2,845,000 | 14.19 |
| 2011 | 5,814,000 | 2,929,000 | 2,884,000 | 14.38 |
| 2012 | 5,897,000 | 2,970,000 | 2,926,000 | 14.58 |
| 2013 | 5,982,000 | 3,012,000 | 2,969,000 | 14.79 |
| 2014 | 6,069,000 | 3,055,000 | 3,014,000 | 15.01 |
| 2015 | 6,159,000 | 3,099,000 | 3,059,000 | 15.23 |
| 2016 | 6,249,000 | 3,143,000 | 3,105,000 | 15.45 |
| 2017 | 6,338,000 | 3,187,000 | 3,151,000 | 15.67 |
| 2018 | 6,427,000 | 3,230,000 | 3,196,000 | 15.89 |
| 2019 | 6,515,000 | 3,273,000 | 3,241,000 | 16.11 |
| 2020 | 6,603,000 | 3,316,000 | 3,286,000 | 16.33 |
| 2021 | 6,684,000 | 3,355,000 | 3,329,000 | 16.53 |
| 2022 | 6,760,000 | 3,391,000 | 3,368,000 | 16.72 |
| 2023 | 6,844,000 | 3,432,000 | 3,411,000 | 16.92 |
| 2024 | 6,929,000 | 3,474,000 | 3,455,000 | 17.13 |
| 2025 | 7,013,000 | 3,515,000 | 3,497,000 | 17.34 |