Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,677,000 | 3,856,000 | 3,821,000 | 6.00 |
| 1951 | 7,893,000 | 3,964,000 | 3,929,000 | 6.17 |
| 1952 | 8,116,000 | 4,076,000 | 4,040,000 | 6.34 |
| 1953 | 8,344,000 | 4,190,000 | 4,154,000 | 6.52 |
| 1954 | 8,579,000 | 4,307,000 | 4,271,000 | 6.70 |
| 1955 | 8,822,000 | 4,428,000 | 4,393,000 | 6.89 |
| 1956 | 9,073,000 | 4,554,000 | 4,518,000 | 7.09 |
| 1957 | 9,333,000 | 4,684,000 | 4,649,000 | 7.29 |
| 1958 | 9,603,000 | 4,819,000 | 4,784,000 | 7.50 |
| 1959 | 9,883,000 | 4,959,000 | 4,924,000 | 7.72 |
| 1960 | 10,174,000 | 5,104,000 | 5,069,000 | 7.95 |
| 1961 | 10,475,000 | 5,255,000 | 5,219,000 | 8.18 |
| 1962 | 10,784,000 | 5,411,000 | 5,373,000 | 8.43 |
| 1963 | 11,102,000 | 5,571,000 | 5,530,000 | 8.67 |
| 1964 | 11,427,000 | 5,736,000 | 5,691,000 | 8.93 |
| 1965 | 11,761,000 | 5,905,000 | 5,855,000 | 9.19 |
| 1966 | 12,101,000 | 6,077,000 | 6,023,000 | 9.45 |
| 1967 | 12,448,000 | 6,253,000 | 6,195,000 | 9.73 |
| 1968 | 12,803,000 | 6,433,000 | 6,370,000 | 10.00 |
| 1969 | 13,166,000 | 6,616,000 | 6,549,000 | 10.29 |
| 1970 | 13,501,000 | 6,788,000 | 6,713,000 | 10.55 |
| 1971 | 13,838,000 | 6,961,000 | 6,877,000 | 10.81 |
| 1972 | 14,210,000 | 7,150,000 | 7,059,000 | 11.10 |
| 1973 | 14,582,000 | 7,336,000 | 7,245,000 | 11.39 |
| 1974 | 14,956,000 | 7,518,000 | 7,438,000 | 11.68 |
| 1975 | 15,333,000 | 7,701,000 | 7,632,000 | 11.98 |
| 1976 | 15,716,000 | 7,886,000 | 7,830,000 | 12.28 |
| 1977 | 16,109,000 | 8,078,000 | 8,031,000 | 12.59 |
| 1978 | 16,516,000 | 8,278,000 | 8,237,000 | 12.90 |
| 1979 | 16,933,000 | 8,483,000 | 8,449,000 | 13.23 |
| 1980 | 17,360,000 | 8,696,000 | 8,664,000 | 13.56 |
| 1981 | 17,798,000 | 8,914,000 | 8,883,000 | 13.90 |
| 1982 | 18,246,000 | 9,138,000 | 9,108,000 | 14.25 |
| 1983 | 18,705,000 | 9,367,000 | 9,338,000 | 14.61 |
| 1984 | 19,174,000 | 9,599,000 | 9,574,000 | 14.98 |
| 1985 | 19,648,000 | 9,834,000 | 9,813,000 | 15.35 |
| 1986 | 20,117,000 | 10,067,000 | 10,049,000 | 15.72 |
| 1987 | 20,582,000 | 10,299,000 | 10,283,000 | 16.08 |
| 1988 | 21,054,000 | 10,533,000 | 10,520,000 | 16.45 |
| 1989 | 21,532,000 | 10,771,000 | 10,761,000 | 16.82 |
| 1990 | 22,014,000 | 11,010,000 | 11,004,000 | 17.20 |
| 1991 | 22,483,000 | 11,243,000 | 11,240,000 | 17.56 |
| 1992 | 22,946,000 | 11,473,000 | 11,472,000 | 17.93 |
| 1993 | 23,413,000 | 11,706,000 | 11,707,000 | 18.29 |
| 1994 | 23,881,000 | 11,940,000 | 11,940,000 | 18.66 |
| 1995 | 24,348,000 | 12,176,000 | 12,172,000 | 19.02 |
| 1996 | 24,811,000 | 12,410,000 | 12,401,000 | 19.38 |
| 1997 | 25,274,000 | 12,643,000 | 12,630,000 | 19.74 |
| 1998 | 25,738,000 | 12,877,000 | 12,860,000 | 20.11 |
| 1999 | 26,186,000 | 13,104,000 | 13,082,000 | 20.46 |
| 2000 | 26,598,000 | 13,312,000 | 13,285,000 | 20.78 |
| 2001 | 26,964,000 | 13,499,000 | 13,465,000 | 21.07 |
| 2002 | 27,288,000 | 13,664,000 | 13,624,000 | 21.32 |
| 2003 | 27,580,000 | 13,813,000 | 13,766,000 | 21.55 |
| 2004 | 27,852,000 | 13,951,000 | 13,900,000 | 21.76 |
| 2005 | 28,101,000 | 14,078,000 | 14,022,000 | 21.95 |
| 2006 | 28,324,000 | 14,193,000 | 14,131,000 | 22.13 |
| 2007 | 28,530,000 | 14,299,000 | 14,230,000 | 22.29 |
| 2008 | 28,719,000 | 14,389,000 | 14,329,000 | 22.44 |
| 2009 | 28,896,000 | 14,465,000 | 14,431,000 | 22.57 |
| 2010 | 29,086,000 | 14,548,000 | 14,537,000 | 22.72 |
| 2011 | 29,304,000 | 14,646,000 | 14,657,000 | 22.89 |
| 2012 | 29,550,000 | 14,760,000 | 14,789,000 | 23.09 |
| 2013 | 29,817,000 | 14,886,000 | 14,931,000 | 23.29 |
| 2014 | 30,115,000 | 15,028,000 | 15,087,000 | 23.53 |
| 2015 | 30,457,000 | 15,193,000 | 15,263,000 | 23.79 |
| 2016 | 30,866,000 | 15,395,000 | 15,470,000 | 24.11 |
| 2017 | 31,324,000 | 15,621,000 | 15,702,000 | 24.47 |
| 2018 | 31,897,000 | 15,903,000 | 15,993,000 | 24.92 |
| 2019 | 32,449,000 | 16,174,000 | 16,274,000 | 25.35 |
| 2020 | 32,838,000 | 16,356,000 | 16,482,000 | 25.65 |
| 2021 | 33,155,000 | 16,498,000 | 16,657,000 | 25.90 |
| 2022 | 33,475,000 | 16,651,000 | 16,823,000 | 26.15 |
| 2023 | 33,845,000 | 16,835,000 | 17,010,000 | 26.44 |
| 2024 | 34,217,000 | 17,017,000 | 17,200,000 | 26.73 |
| 2025 | 34,576,000 | 17,193,000 | 17,383,000 | 27.01 |