Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,555,000 | 1,250,000 | 1,304,000 | 13.27 |
| 1951 | 2,619,000 | 1,284,000 | 1,335,000 | 13.61 |
| 1952 | 2,686,000 | 1,319,000 | 1,367,000 | 13.96 |
| 1953 | 2,757,000 | 1,356,000 | 1,400,000 | 14.32 |
| 1954 | 2,831,000 | 1,395,000 | 1,435,000 | 14.71 |
| 1955 | 2,908,000 | 1,436,000 | 1,472,000 | 15.11 |
| 1956 | 2,988,000 | 1,478,000 | 1,510,000 | 15.53 |
| 1957 | 3,072,000 | 1,522,000 | 1,549,000 | 15.96 |
| 1958 | 3,158,000 | 1,567,000 | 1,591,000 | 16.41 |
| 1959 | 3,248,000 | 1,614,000 | 1,633,000 | 16.87 |
| 1960 | 3,340,000 | 1,663,000 | 1,677,000 | 17.35 |
| 1961 | 3,436,000 | 1,712,000 | 1,723,000 | 17.85 |
| 1962 | 3,534,000 | 1,764,000 | 1,770,000 | 18.36 |
| 1963 | 3,635,000 | 1,817,000 | 1,818,000 | 18.89 |
| 1964 | 3,740,000 | 1,872,000 | 1,868,000 | 19.43 |
| 1965 | 3,849,000 | 1,929,000 | 1,920,000 | 20.00 |
| 1966 | 3,964,000 | 1,989,000 | 1,974,000 | 20.59 |
| 1967 | 4,083,000 | 2,052,000 | 2,031,000 | 21.21 |
| 1968 | 4,207,000 | 2,118,000 | 2,089,000 | 21.85 |
| 1969 | 4,334,000 | 2,185,000 | 2,149,000 | 22.52 |
| 1970 | 4,466,000 | 2,254,000 | 2,212,000 | 23.20 |
| 1971 | 4,601,000 | 2,324,000 | 2,276,000 | 23.90 |
| 1972 | 4,741,000 | 2,397,000 | 2,344,000 | 24.63 |
| 1973 | 4,885,000 | 2,471,000 | 2,413,000 | 25.37 |
| 1974 | 5,029,000 | 2,545,000 | 2,484,000 | 26.12 |
| 1975 | 5,170,000 | 2,616,000 | 2,554,000 | 26.86 |
| 1976 | 5,308,000 | 2,683,000 | 2,625,000 | 27.57 |
| 1977 | 5,439,000 | 2,745,000 | 2,694,000 | 28.25 |
| 1978 | 5,568,000 | 2,804,000 | 2,763,000 | 28.92 |
| 1979 | 5,702,000 | 2,866,000 | 2,836,000 | 29.62 |
| 1980 | 5,845,000 | 2,932,000 | 2,912,000 | 30.36 |
| 1981 | 5,997,000 | 3,004,000 | 2,992,000 | 31.15 |
| 1982 | 6,156,000 | 3,080,000 | 3,076,000 | 31.98 |
| 1983 | 6,324,000 | 3,159,000 | 3,164,000 | 32.85 |
| 1984 | 6,499,000 | 3,243,000 | 3,255,000 | 33.76 |
| 1985 | 6,683,000 | 3,332,000 | 3,350,000 | 34.71 |
| 1986 | 6,878,000 | 3,427,000 | 3,450,000 | 35.73 |
| 1987 | 7,081,000 | 3,526,000 | 3,554,000 | 36.78 |
| 1988 | 7,289,000 | 3,628,000 | 3,660,000 | 37.86 |
| 1989 | 7,502,000 | 3,732,000 | 3,769,000 | 38.97 |
| 1990 | 7,720,000 | 3,839,000 | 3,880,000 | 40.10 |
| 1991 | 7,943,000 | 3,949,000 | 3,993,000 | 41.26 |
| 1992 | 8,168,000 | 4,059,000 | 4,108,000 | 42.43 |
| 1993 | 8,396,000 | 4,171,000 | 4,224,000 | 43.61 |
| 1994 | 8,624,000 | 4,282,000 | 4,341,000 | 44.79 |
| 1995 | 8,848,000 | 4,390,000 | 4,457,000 | 45.96 |
| 1996 | 9,067,000 | 4,495,000 | 4,571,000 | 47.09 |
| 1997 | 9,283,000 | 4,598,000 | 4,685,000 | 48.22 |
| 1998 | 9,502,000 | 4,702,000 | 4,800,000 | 49.36 |
| 1999 | 9,730,000 | 4,810,000 | 4,920,000 | 50.54 |
| 2000 | 9,968,000 | 4,923,000 | 5,044,000 | 51.78 |
| 2001 | 10,212,000 | 5,040,000 | 5,172,000 | 53.05 |
| 2002 | 10,466,000 | 5,165,000 | 5,300,000 | 54.36 |
| 2003 | 10,721,000 | 5,294,000 | 5,426,000 | 55.69 |
| 2004 | 10,975,000 | 5,423,000 | 5,552,000 | 57.01 |
| 2005 | 11,235,000 | 5,554,000 | 5,680,000 | 58.36 |
| 2006 | 11,500,000 | 5,688,000 | 5,811,000 | 59.73 |
| 2007 | 11,770,000 | 5,825,000 | 5,945,000 | 61.14 |
| 2008 | 12,048,000 | 5,966,000 | 6,082,000 | 62.58 |
| 2009 | 12,337,000 | 6,111,000 | 6,225,000 | 64.08 |
| 2010 | 12,635,000 | 6,261,000 | 6,373,000 | 65.63 |
| 2011 | 12,958,000 | 6,424,000 | 6,534,000 | 67.31 |
| 2012 | 13,310,000 | 6,601,000 | 6,709,000 | 69.14 |
| 2013 | 13,710,000 | 6,809,000 | 6,900,000 | 71.21 |
| 2014 | 14,152,000 | 7,047,000 | 7,104,000 | 73.51 |
| 2015 | 14,593,000 | 7,286,000 | 7,306,000 | 75.80 |
| 2016 | 15,034,000 | 7,527,000 | 7,506,000 | 78.09 |
| 2017 | 15,475,000 | 7,770,000 | 7,704,000 | 80.38 |
| 2018 | 15,914,000 | 8,013,000 | 7,901,000 | 82.66 |
| 2019 | 16,352,000 | 8,256,000 | 8,096,000 | 84.94 |
| 2020 | 16,789,000 | 8,499,000 | 8,290,000 | 87.20 |
| 2021 | 17,220,000 | 8,738,000 | 8,482,000 | 89.45 |
| 2022 | 17,651,000 | 8,976,000 | 8,674,000 | 91.68 |
| 2023 | 18,077,000 | 9,197,000 | 8,879,000 | 93.90 |
| 2024 | 18,501,000 | 9,405,000 | 9,096,000 | 96.10 |
| 2025 | 18,931,000 | 9,614,000 | 9,317,000 | 98.33 |