Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,528,000 | 1,131,000 | 1,396,000 | 76.89 |
| 1951 | 2,572,000 | 1,154,000 | 1,417,000 | 78.24 |
| 1952 | 2,619,000 | 1,179,000 | 1,440,000 | 79.67 |
| 1953 | 2,669,000 | 1,204,000 | 1,465,000 | 81.18 |
| 1954 | 2,721,000 | 1,230,000 | 1,490,000 | 82.77 |
| 1955 | 2,775,000 | 1,258,000 | 1,517,000 | 84.41 |
| 1956 | 2,831,000 | 1,286,000 | 1,545,000 | 86.10 |
| 1957 | 2,887,000 | 1,314,000 | 1,573,000 | 87.83 |
| 1958 | 2,944,000 | 1,343,000 | 1,601,000 | 89.55 |
| 1959 | 3,007,000 | 1,374,000 | 1,633,000 | 91.46 |
| 1960 | 3,076,000 | 1,407,000 | 1,669,000 | 93.55 |
| 1961 | 3,143,000 | 1,439,000 | 1,704,000 | 95.61 |
| 1962 | 3,209,000 | 1,470,000 | 1,738,000 | 97.61 |
| 1963 | 3,271,000 | 1,499,000 | 1,772,000 | 99.50 |
| 1964 | 3,330,000 | 1,526,000 | 1,803,000 | 101.28 |
| 1965 | 3,385,000 | 1,552,000 | 1,833,000 | 102.97 |
| 1966 | 3,440,000 | 1,577,000 | 1,863,000 | 104.64 |
| 1967 | 3,494,000 | 1,602,000 | 1,892,000 | 106.27 |
| 1968 | 3,547,000 | 1,626,000 | 1,921,000 | 107.87 |
| 1969 | 3,599,000 | 1,649,000 | 1,950,000 | 109.48 |
| 1970 | 3,643,000 | 1,670,000 | 1,972,000 | 110.81 |
| 1971 | 3,677,000 | 1,689,000 | 1,988,000 | 111.85 |
| 1972 | 3,713,000 | 1,708,000 | 2,005,000 | 112.95 |
| 1973 | 3,752,000 | 1,728,000 | 2,024,000 | 114.12 |
| 1974 | 3,793,000 | 1,749,000 | 2,044,000 | 115.38 |
| 1975 | 3,836,000 | 1,771,000 | 2,065,000 | 116.69 |
| 1976 | 3,881,000 | 1,793,000 | 2,087,000 | 118.03 |
| 1977 | 3,925,000 | 1,815,000 | 2,109,000 | 119.38 |
| 1978 | 3,970,000 | 1,837,000 | 2,132,000 | 120.74 |
| 1979 | 4,010,000 | 1,860,000 | 2,150,000 | 121.96 |
| 1980 | 4,048,000 | 1,881,000 | 2,167,000 | 123.13 |
| 1981 | 4,089,000 | 1,900,000 | 2,188,000 | 124.37 |
| 1982 | 4,130,000 | 1,919,000 | 2,210,000 | 125.60 |
| 1983 | 4,172,000 | 1,938,000 | 2,233,000 | 126.88 |
| 1984 | 4,215,000 | 1,958,000 | 2,257,000 | 128.21 |
| 1985 | 4,261,000 | 1,979,000 | 2,282,000 | 129.59 |
| 1986 | 4,309,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,308,000 | 131.06 |
| 1987 | 4,359,000 | 2,022,000 | 2,336,000 | 132.57 |
| 1988 | 4,407,000 | 2,043,000 | 2,363,000 | 134.05 |
| 1989 | 4,439,000 | 2,058,000 | 2,380,000 | 135.01 |
| 1990 | 4,451,000 | 2,066,000 | 2,384,000 | 135.37 |
| 1991 | 4,456,000 | 2,070,000 | 2,386,000 | 135.53 |
| 1992 | 4,455,000 | 2,071,000 | 2,384,000 | 135.51 |
| 1993 | 4,448,000 | 2,068,000 | 2,379,000 | 135.28 |
| 1994 | 4,434,000 | 2,062,000 | 2,372,000 | 134.86 |
| 1995 | 4,414,000 | 2,052,000 | 2,361,000 | 134.24 |
| 1996 | 4,387,000 | 2,039,000 | 2,348,000 | 133.44 |
| 1997 | 4,355,000 | 2,023,000 | 2,331,000 | 132.46 |
| 1998 | 4,318,000 | 2,005,000 | 2,313,000 | 131.34 |
| 1999 | 4,278,000 | 1,985,000 | 2,293,000 | 130.11 |
| 2000 | 4,234,000 | 1,963,000 | 2,271,000 | 128.79 |
| 2001 | 4,189,000 | 1,940,000 | 2,249,000 | 127.42 |
| 2002 | 4,142,000 | 1,917,000 | 2,225,000 | 125.99 |
| 2003 | 4,095,000 | 1,893,000 | 2,202,000 | 124.55 |
| 2004 | 4,046,000 | 1,869,000 | 2,177,000 | 123.07 |
| 2005 | 3,988,000 | 1,843,000 | 2,145,000 | 121.30 |
| 2006 | 3,921,000 | 1,814,000 | 2,107,000 | 119.25 |
| 2007 | 3,851,000 | 1,783,000 | 2,067,000 | 117.13 |
| 2008 | 3,779,000 | 1,752,000 | 2,027,000 | 114.94 |
| 2009 | 3,706,000 | 1,719,000 | 1,986,000 | 112.71 |
| 2010 | 3,631,000 | 1,685,000 | 1,946,000 | 110.46 |
| 2011 | 3,557,000 | 1,652,000 | 1,905,000 | 108.18 |
| 2012 | 3,482,000 | 1,618,000 | 1,864,000 | 105.91 |
| 2013 | 3,408,000 | 1,585,000 | 1,823,000 | 103.67 |
| 2014 | 3,342,000 | 1,553,000 | 1,788,000 | 101.66 |
| 2015 | 3,287,000 | 1,525,000 | 1,761,000 | 99.97 |
| 2016 | 3,237,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,737,000 | 98.47 |
| 2017 | 3,193,000 | 1,478,000 | 1,715,000 | 97.12 |
| 2018 | 3,153,000 | 1,458,000 | 1,695,000 | 95.91 |
| 2019 | 3,112,000 | 1,437,000 | 1,675,000 | 94.66 |
| 2020 | 3,069,000 | 1,415,000 | 1,653,000 | 93.34 |
| 2021 | 3,023,000 | 1,393,000 | 1,630,000 | 91.96 |
| 2022 | 3,039,000 | 1,399,000 | 1,640,000 | 92.45 |
| 2023 | 3,067,000 | 1,411,000 | 1,655,000 | 93.28 |
| 2024 | 3,034,000 | 1,396,000 | 1,638,000 | 92.30 |
| 2025 | 2,996,000 | 1,377,000 | 1,618,000 | 91.12 |