Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16,397,000 | 7,882,000 | 8,514,000 | 71.27 |
| 1951 | 16,625,000 | 8,001,000 | 8,623,000 | 72.26 |
| 1952 | 16,846,000 | 8,116,000 | 8,729,000 | 73.22 |
| 1953 | 17,057,000 | 8,226,000 | 8,830,000 | 74.14 |
| 1954 | 17,266,000 | 8,335,000 | 8,930,000 | 75.05 |
| 1955 | 17,475,000 | 8,446,000 | 9,029,000 | 75.95 |
| 1956 | 17,691,000 | 8,561,000 | 9,130,000 | 76.89 |
| 1957 | 17,887,000 | 8,665,000 | 9,221,000 | 77.75 |
| 1958 | 18,046,000 | 8,750,000 | 9,295,000 | 78.44 |
| 1959 | 18,187,000 | 8,826,000 | 9,361,000 | 79.05 |
| 1960 | 18,313,000 | 8,893,000 | 9,419,000 | 79.60 |
| 1961 | 18,422,000 | 8,952,000 | 9,470,000 | 80.07 |
| 1962 | 18,511,000 | 9,000,000 | 9,511,000 | 80.46 |
| 1963 | 18,587,000 | 9,040,000 | 9,546,000 | 80.79 |
| 1964 | 18,655,000 | 9,076,000 | 9,578,000 | 81.08 |
| 1965 | 18,713,000 | 9,107,000 | 9,605,000 | 81.33 |
| 1966 | 18,776,000 | 9,142,000 | 9,634,000 | 81.61 |
| 1967 | 18,998,000 | 9,251,000 | 9,746,000 | 82.58 |
| 1968 | 19,361,000 | 9,425,000 | 9,935,000 | 84.15 |
| 1969 | 19,701,000 | 9,587,000 | 10,114,000 | 85.63 |
| 1970 | 20,011,000 | 9,733,000 | 10,278,000 | 86.98 |
| 1971 | 20,293,000 | 9,864,000 | 10,429,000 | 88.20 |
| 1972 | 20,555,000 | 9,984,000 | 10,571,000 | 89.34 |
| 1973 | 20,798,000 | 10,093,000 | 10,704,000 | 90.40 |
| 1974 | 21,033,000 | 10,198,000 | 10,834,000 | 91.42 |
| 1975 | 21,268,000 | 10,302,000 | 10,965,000 | 92.44 |
| 1976 | 21,497,000 | 10,402,000 | 11,095,000 | 93.44 |
| 1977 | 21,700,000 | 10,498,000 | 11,201,000 | 94.32 |
| 1978 | 21,868,000 | 10,588,000 | 11,279,000 | 95.05 |
| 1979 | 22,019,000 | 10,669,000 | 11,349,000 | 95.71 |
| 1980 | 22,154,000 | 10,741,000 | 11,413,000 | 96.29 |
| 1981 | 22,272,000 | 10,803,000 | 11,469,000 | 96.81 |
| 1982 | 22,374,000 | 10,855,000 | 11,519,000 | 97.25 |
| 1983 | 22,459,000 | 10,898,000 | 11,561,000 | 97.62 |
| 1984 | 22,533,000 | 10,934,000 | 11,599,000 | 97.94 |
| 1985 | 22,605,000 | 10,969,000 | 11,636,000 | 98.25 |
| 1986 | 22,674,000 | 11,002,000 | 11,672,000 | 98.55 |
| 1987 | 22,745,000 | 11,035,000 | 11,710,000 | 98.86 |
| 1988 | 22,815,000 | 11,067,000 | 11,747,000 | 99.17 |
| 1989 | 22,887,000 | 11,101,000 | 11,786,000 | 99.48 |
| 1990 | 22,939,000 | 11,123,000 | 11,816,000 | 99.70 |
| 1991 | 22,947,000 | 11,122,000 | 11,825,000 | 99.74 |
| 1992 | 22,912,000 | 11,099,000 | 11,813,000 | 99.59 |
| 1993 | 22,842,000 | 11,057,000 | 11,784,000 | 99.28 |
| 1994 | 22,756,000 | 11,007,000 | 11,749,000 | 98.91 |
| 1995 | 22,657,000 | 10,948,000 | 11,709,000 | 98.48 |
| 1996 | 22,541,000 | 10,879,000 | 11,662,000 | 97.98 |
| 1997 | 22,411,000 | 10,803,000 | 11,607,000 | 97.41 |
| 1998 | 22,284,000 | 10,729,000 | 11,555,000 | 96.86 |
| 1999 | 22,166,000 | 10,659,000 | 11,506,000 | 96.34 |
| 2000 | 22,046,000 | 10,589,000 | 11,456,000 | 95.82 |
| 2001 | 21,919,000 | 10,516,000 | 11,403,000 | 95.27 |
| 2002 | 21,770,000 | 10,440,000 | 11,329,000 | 94.62 |
| 2003 | 21,593,000 | 10,361,000 | 11,232,000 | 93.85 |
| 2004 | 21,403,000 | 10,278,000 | 11,124,000 | 93.03 |
| 2005 | 21,213,000 | 10,195,000 | 11,017,000 | 92.20 |
| 2006 | 21,035,000 | 10,118,000 | 10,917,000 | 91.43 |
| 2007 | 20,870,000 | 10,045,000 | 10,824,000 | 90.71 |
| 2008 | 20,718,000 | 9,978,000 | 10,740,000 | 90.05 |
| 2009 | 20,576,000 | 9,913,000 | 10,663,000 | 89.44 |
| 2010 | 20,432,000 | 9,847,000 | 10,584,000 | 88.81 |
| 2011 | 20,282,000 | 9,779,000 | 10,502,000 | 88.15 |
| 2012 | 20,158,000 | 9,725,000 | 10,433,000 | 87.62 |
| 2013 | 20,062,000 | 9,685,000 | 10,377,000 | 87.20 |
| 2014 | 19,968,000 | 9,645,000 | 10,322,000 | 86.79 |
| 2015 | 19,871,000 | 9,604,000 | 10,266,000 | 86.37 |
| 2016 | 19,777,000 | 9,564,000 | 10,212,000 | 85.96 |
| 2017 | 19,689,000 | 9,525,000 | 10,163,000 | 85.58 |
| 2018 | 19,597,000 | 9,485,000 | 10,111,000 | 85.18 |
| 2019 | 19,501,000 | 9,444,000 | 10,057,000 | 84.76 |
| 2020 | 19,392,000 | 9,395,000 | 9,997,000 | 84.29 |
| 2021 | 19,248,000 | 9,324,000 | 9,923,000 | 83.66 |
| 2022 | 19,166,000 | 9,283,000 | 9,883,000 | 83.31 |
| 2023 | 19,118,000 | 9,260,000 | 9,858,000 | 83.10 |
| 2024 | 19,015,000 | 9,209,000 | 9,805,000 | 82.65 |
| 2025 | 18,908,000 | 9,157,000 | 9,750,000 | 82.18 |