Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 2.10 |
| 1951 | 25,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 2.16 |
| 1952 | 25,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 2.23 |
| 1953 | 26,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 2.31 |
| 1954 | 27,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 2.38 |
| 1955 | 28,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 2.46 |
| 1956 | 29,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 2.55 |
| 1957 | 30,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 2.64 |
| 1958 | 31,000 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 2.76 |
| 1959 | 33,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 2.91 |
| 1960 | 36,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | 3.11 |
| 1961 | 39,000 | 20,000 | 19,000 | 3.43 |
| 1962 | 44,000 | 23,000 | 21,000 | 3.85 |
| 1963 | 50,000 | 27,000 | 23,000 | 4.35 |
| 1964 | 56,000 | 30,000 | 25,000 | 4.91 |
| 1965 | 64,000 | 35,000 | 28,000 | 5.53 |
| 1966 | 72,000 | 40,000 | 31,000 | 6.23 |
| 1967 | 81,000 | 45,000 | 35,000 | 7.03 |
| 1968 | 91,000 | 52,000 | 39,000 | 7.92 |
| 1969 | 103,000 | 58,000 | 44,000 | 8.89 |
| 1970 | 116,000 | 68,000 | 48,000 | 10.04 |
| 1971 | 131,000 | 79,000 | 51,000 | 11.34 |
| 1972 | 146,000 | 91,000 | 55,000 | 12.65 |
| 1973 | 161,000 | 102,000 | 59,000 | 13.97 |
| 1974 | 177,000 | 114,000 | 62,000 | 15.31 |
| 1975 | 193,000 | 126,000 | 66,000 | 16.67 |
| 1976 | 209,000 | 138,000 | 70,000 | 18.04 |
| 1977 | 225,000 | 150,000 | 74,000 | 19.45 |
| 1978 | 241,000 | 163,000 | 78,000 | 20.87 |
| 1979 | 258,000 | 175,000 | 82,000 | 22.33 |
| 1980 | 275,000 | 188,000 | 87,000 | 23.81 |
| 1981 | 293,000 | 201,000 | 91,000 | 25.34 |
| 1982 | 311,000 | 215,000 | 96,000 | 26.89 |
| 1983 | 329,000 | 228,000 | 101,000 | 28.46 |
| 1984 | 347,000 | 241,000 | 105,000 | 30.03 |
| 1985 | 365,000 | 255,000 | 110,000 | 31.59 |
| 1986 | 382,000 | 266,000 | 115,000 | 33.01 |
| 1987 | 397,000 | 276,000 | 120,000 | 34.27 |
| 1988 | 411,000 | 284,000 | 126,000 | 35.50 |
| 1989 | 425,000 | 293,000 | 131,000 | 36.74 |
| 1990 | 440,000 | 302,000 | 137,000 | 37.99 |
| 1991 | 454,000 | 312,000 | 142,000 | 39.26 |
| 1992 | 469,000 | 321,000 | 148,000 | 40.54 |
| 1993 | 484,000 | 330,000 | 153,000 | 41.82 |
| 1994 | 499,000 | 339,000 | 159,000 | 43.11 |
| 1995 | 514,000 | 349,000 | 165,000 | 44.39 |
| 1996 | 529,000 | 358,000 | 170,000 | 45.66 |
| 1997 | 550,000 | 373,000 | 177,000 | 47.51 |
| 1998 | 580,000 | 394,000 | 185,000 | 50.11 |
| 1999 | 612,000 | 417,000 | 195,000 | 52.87 |
| 2000 | 644,000 | 440,000 | 204,000 | 55.67 |
| 2001 | 677,000 | 463,000 | 213,000 | 58.51 |
| 2002 | 711,000 | 487,000 | 223,000 | 61.39 |
| 2003 | 744,000 | 511,000 | 233,000 | 64.27 |
| 2004 | 773,000 | 526,000 | 246,000 | 66.75 |
| 2005 | 825,000 | 563,000 | 261,000 | 71.24 |
| 2006 | 972,000 | 695,000 | 277,000 | 83.97 |
| 2007 | 1,208,000 | 904,000 | 304,000 | 104.32 |
| 2008 | 1,426,000 | 1,087,000 | 339,000 | 123.16 |
| 2009 | 1,586,000 | 1,206,000 | 379,000 | 136.89 |
| 2010 | 1,709,000 | 1,289,000 | 419,000 | 147.53 |
| 2011 | 1,810,000 | 1,355,000 | 455,000 | 156.31 |
| 2012 | 1,907,000 | 1,416,000 | 490,000 | 164.61 |
| 2013 | 2,032,000 | 1,505,000 | 526,000 | 175.44 |
| 2014 | 2,218,000 | 1,655,000 | 562,000 | 191.47 |
| 2015 | 2,427,000 | 1,827,000 | 600,000 | 209.51 |
| 2016 | 2,599,000 | 1,959,000 | 639,000 | 224.36 |
| 2017 | 2,706,000 | 2,028,000 | 677,000 | 233.62 |
| 2018 | 2,761,000 | 2,051,000 | 709,000 | 238.32 |
| 2019 | 2,797,000 | 2,050,000 | 747,000 | 241.49 |
| 2020 | 2,803,000 | 2,021,000 | 781,000 | 241.96 |
| 2021 | 2,814,000 | 2,021,000 | 793,000 | 242.96 |
| 2022 | 2,892,000 | 2,078,000 | 814,000 | 249.65 |
| 2023 | 2,979,000 | 2,130,000 | 848,000 | 257.13 |
| 2024 | 3,048,000 | 2,172,000 | 875,000 | 263.11 |
| 2025 | 3,115,000 | 2,215,000 | 900,000 | 268.94 |