Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 249,000 | 119,000 | 129,000 | 99.69 |
| 1951 | 258,000 | 124,000 | 134,000 | 103.41 |
| 1952 | 268,000 | 129,000 | 139,000 | 107.28 |
| 1953 | 278,000 | 134,000 | 144,000 | 111.32 |
| 1954 | 289,000 | 139,000 | 149,000 | 115.65 |
| 1955 | 300,000 | 145,000 | 155,000 | 120.17 |
| 1956 | 311,000 | 150,000 | 160,000 | 124.63 |
| 1957 | 323,000 | 156,000 | 166,000 | 129.29 |
| 1958 | 335,000 | 162,000 | 172,000 | 134.03 |
| 1959 | 347,000 | 168,000 | 178,000 | 138.82 |
| 1960 | 359,000 | 174,000 | 184,000 | 143.82 |
| 1961 | 372,000 | 181,000 | 190,000 | 148.83 |
| 1962 | 383,000 | 187,000 | 196,000 | 153.54 |
| 1963 | 395,000 | 192,000 | 202,000 | 158.13 |
| 1964 | 407,000 | 198,000 | 208,000 | 162.87 |
| 1965 | 418,000 | 204,000 | 214,000 | 167.48 |
| 1966 | 429,000 | 210,000 | 219,000 | 171.89 |
| 1967 | 440,000 | 215,000 | 224,000 | 176.12 |
| 1968 | 450,000 | 220,000 | 229,000 | 180.15 |
| 1969 | 460,000 | 225,000 | 234,000 | 184.02 |
| 1970 | 469,000 | 229,000 | 239,000 | 187.64 |
| 1971 | 477,000 | 234,000 | 243,000 | 191.04 |
| 1972 | 486,000 | 238,000 | 247,000 | 194.41 |
| 1973 | 494,000 | 242,000 | 252,000 | 197.78 |
| 1974 | 502,000 | 246,000 | 256,000 | 201.13 |
| 1975 | 511,000 | 250,000 | 260,000 | 204.52 |
| 1976 | 519,000 | 255,000 | 264,000 | 207.97 |
| 1977 | 528,000 | 259,000 | 268,000 | 211.42 |
| 1978 | 537,000 | 264,000 | 272,000 | 214.83 |
| 1979 | 545,000 | 268,000 | 276,000 | 218.15 |
| 1980 | 553,000 | 272,000 | 280,000 | 221.25 |
| 1981 | 560,000 | 276,000 | 284,000 | 224.39 |
| 1982 | 569,000 | 281,000 | 288,000 | 227.86 |
| 1983 | 579,000 | 286,000 | 293,000 | 231.69 |
| 1984 | 589,000 | 291,000 | 298,000 | 235.87 |
| 1985 | 600,000 | 296,000 | 303,000 | 240.16 |
| 1986 | 610,000 | 302,000 | 308,000 | 244.35 |
| 1987 | 621,000 | 307,000 | 313,000 | 248.44 |
| 1988 | 631,000 | 312,000 | 318,000 | 252.50 |
| 1989 | 641,000 | 317,000 | 323,000 | 256.59 |
| 1990 | 652,000 | 323,000 | 329,000 | 261.03 |
| 1991 | 664,000 | 329,000 | 334,000 | 265.78 |
| 1992 | 676,000 | 335,000 | 341,000 | 270.57 |
| 1993 | 688,000 | 340,000 | 347,000 | 275.24 |
| 1994 | 699,000 | 345,000 | 353,000 | 279.75 |
| 1995 | 710,000 | 351,000 | 359,000 | 284.18 |
| 1996 | 721,000 | 356,000 | 365,000 | 288.58 |
| 1997 | 732,000 | 361,000 | 371,000 | 293.09 |
| 1998 | 744,000 | 366,000 | 377,000 | 297.63 |
| 1999 | 754,000 | 371,000 | 382,000 | 301.65 |
| 2000 | 763,000 | 375,000 | 387,000 | 305.26 |
| 2001 | 772,000 | 379,000 | 392,000 | 308.89 |
| 2002 | 781,000 | 383,000 | 398,000 | 312.52 |
| 2003 | 790,000 | 386,000 | 403,000 | 316.22 |
| 2004 | 797,000 | 388,000 | 408,000 | 318.80 |
| 2005 | 800,000 | 386,000 | 413,000 | 320.09 |
| 2006 | 806,000 | 387,000 | 419,000 | 322.67 |
| 2007 | 818,000 | 391,000 | 426,000 | 327.49 |
| 2008 | 830,000 | 397,000 | 433,000 | 332.20 |
| 2009 | 838,000 | 400,000 | 437,000 | 335.39 |
| 2010 | 844,000 | 403,000 | 441,000 | 337.79 |
| 2011 | 846,000 | 403,000 | 442,000 | 338.71 |
| 2012 | 845,000 | 402,000 | 442,000 | 338.02 |
| 2013 | 847,000 | 403,000 | 444,000 | 339.04 |
| 2014 | 858,000 | 408,000 | 450,000 | 343.47 |
| 2015 | 865,000 | 411,000 | 453,000 | 346.01 |
| 2016 | 862,000 | 410,000 | 452,000 | 345.14 |
| 2017 | 858,000 | 410,000 | 448,000 | 343.50 |
| 2018 | 856,000 | 409,000 | 447,000 | 342.78 |
| 2019 | 857,000 | 407,000 | 449,000 | 342.93 |
| 2020 | 861,000 | 409,000 | 452,000 | 344.58 |
| 2021 | 868,000 | 412,000 | 455,000 | 347.23 |
| 2022 | 871,000 | 414,000 | 457,000 | 348.62 |
| 2023 | 874,000 | 415,000 | 459,000 | 349.95 |
| 2024 | 878,000 | 417,000 | 461,000 | 351.44 |
| 2025 | 882,000 | 419,000 | 463,000 | 352.96 |