Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,009,000 | 2,881,000 | 3,127,000 | 78.31 |
| 1951 | 6,067,000 | 2,914,000 | 3,152,000 | 79.06 |
| 1952 | 6,127,000 | 2,948,000 | 3,178,000 | 79.85 |
| 1953 | 6,192,000 | 2,985,000 | 3,207,000 | 80.70 |
| 1954 | 6,266,000 | 3,023,000 | 3,242,000 | 81.67 |
| 1955 | 6,346,000 | 3,061,000 | 3,284,000 | 82.70 |
| 1956 | 6,422,000 | 3,097,000 | 3,325,000 | 83.70 |
| 1957 | 6,496,000 | 3,130,000 | 3,365,000 | 84.66 |
| 1958 | 6,567,000 | 3,161,000 | 3,405,000 | 85.58 |
| 1959 | 6,635,000 | 3,189,000 | 3,445,000 | 86.47 |
| 1960 | 6,702,000 | 3,217,000 | 3,485,000 | 87.35 |
| 1961 | 6,771,000 | 3,248,000 | 3,523,000 | 88.24 |
| 1962 | 6,838,000 | 3,283,000 | 3,554,000 | 89.12 |
| 1963 | 6,904,000 | 3,319,000 | 3,584,000 | 89.97 |
| 1964 | 6,968,000 | 3,353,000 | 3,614,000 | 90.81 |
| 1965 | 7,031,000 | 3,388,000 | 3,642,000 | 91.63 |
| 1966 | 7,093,000 | 3,422,000 | 3,671,000 | 92.44 |
| 1967 | 7,154,000 | 3,455,000 | 3,698,000 | 93.23 |
| 1968 | 7,214,000 | 3,488,000 | 3,725,000 | 94.01 |
| 1969 | 7,271,000 | 3,518,000 | 3,752,000 | 94.75 |
| 1970 | 7,324,000 | 3,547,000 | 3,777,000 | 95.45 |
| 1971 | 7,375,000 | 3,573,000 | 3,802,000 | 96.11 |
| 1972 | 7,424,000 | 3,597,000 | 3,827,000 | 96.76 |
| 1973 | 7,473,000 | 3,621,000 | 3,852,000 | 97.39 |
| 1974 | 7,522,000 | 3,645,000 | 3,876,000 | 98.03 |
| 1975 | 7,572,000 | 3,670,000 | 3,902,000 | 98.68 |
| 1976 | 7,622,000 | 3,694,000 | 3,928,000 | 99.34 |
| 1977 | 7,671,000 | 3,717,000 | 3,954,000 | 99.97 |
| 1978 | 7,716,000 | 3,738,000 | 3,978,000 | 100.57 |
| 1979 | 7,758,000 | 3,755,000 | 4,002,000 | 101.10 |
| 1980 | 7,796,000 | 3,771,000 | 4,024,000 | 101.60 |
| 1981 | 7,827,000 | 3,784,000 | 4,043,000 | 102.01 |
| 1982 | 7,849,000 | 3,793,000 | 4,056,000 | 102.29 |
| 1983 | 7,864,000 | 3,798,000 | 4,066,000 | 102.49 |
| 1984 | 7,875,000 | 3,800,000 | 4,074,000 | 102.63 |
| 1985 | 7,881,000 | 3,800,000 | 4,080,000 | 102.71 |
| 1986 | 7,884,000 | 3,799,000 | 4,085,000 | 102.75 |
| 1987 | 7,885,000 | 3,796,000 | 4,088,000 | 102.76 |
| 1988 | 7,884,000 | 3,792,000 | 4,091,000 | 102.75 |
| 1989 | 7,881,000 | 3,787,000 | 4,093,000 | 102.71 |
| 1990 | 7,874,000 | 3,780,000 | 4,094,000 | 102.62 |
| 1991 | 7,867,000 | 3,772,000 | 4,094,000 | 102.52 |
| 1992 | 7,859,000 | 3,764,000 | 4,095,000 | 102.43 |
| 1993 | 7,849,000 | 3,754,000 | 4,095,000 | 102.30 |
| 1994 | 7,837,000 | 3,744,000 | 4,092,000 | 102.13 |
| 1995 | 7,823,000 | 3,733,000 | 4,089,000 | 101.95 |
| 1996 | 7,807,000 | 3,722,000 | 4,085,000 | 101.75 |
| 1997 | 7,789,000 | 3,710,000 | 4,079,000 | 101.51 |
| 1998 | 7,765,000 | 3,695,000 | 4,070,000 | 101.20 |
| 1999 | 7,734,000 | 3,675,000 | 4,058,000 | 100.79 |
| 2000 | 7,694,000 | 3,651,000 | 4,043,000 | 100.27 |
| 2001 | 7,651,000 | 3,625,000 | 4,025,000 | 99.72 |
| 2002 | 7,616,000 | 3,606,000 | 4,009,000 | 99.26 |
| 2003 | 7,590,000 | 3,595,000 | 3,994,000 | 98.92 |
| 2004 | 7,565,000 | 3,586,000 | 3,979,000 | 98.60 |
| 2005 | 7,539,000 | 3,575,000 | 3,963,000 | 98.25 |
| 2006 | 7,511,000 | 3,564,000 | 3,946,000 | 97.89 |
| 2007 | 7,482,000 | 3,553,000 | 3,929,000 | 97.52 |
| 2008 | 7,454,000 | 3,541,000 | 3,912,000 | 97.14 |
| 2009 | 7,425,000 | 3,530,000 | 3,894,000 | 96.77 |
| 2010 | 7,395,000 | 3,519,000 | 3,876,000 | 96.38 |
| 2011 | 7,364,000 | 3,507,000 | 3,857,000 | 95.98 |
| 2012 | 7,324,000 | 3,488,000 | 3,835,000 | 95.45 |
| 2013 | 7,276,000 | 3,465,000 | 3,810,000 | 94.82 |
| 2014 | 7,227,000 | 3,441,000 | 3,785,000 | 94.18 |
| 2015 | 7,177,000 | 3,417,000 | 3,759,000 | 93.53 |
| 2016 | 7,126,000 | 3,393,000 | 3,732,000 | 92.87 |
| 2017 | 7,073,000 | 3,368,000 | 3,705,000 | 92.18 |
| 2018 | 7,020,000 | 3,343,000 | 3,676,000 | 91.48 |
| 2019 | 6,966,000 | 3,318,000 | 3,647,000 | 90.78 |
| 2020 | 6,907,000 | 3,291,000 | 3,616,000 | 90.02 |
| 2021 | 6,835,000 | 3,256,000 | 3,579,000 | 89.08 |
| 2022 | 6,791,000 | 3,230,000 | 3,560,000 | 88.50 |
| 2023 | 6,773,000 | 3,216,000 | 3,556,000 | 88.27 |
| 2024 | 6,736,000 | 3,195,000 | 3,540,000 | 87.78 |
| 2025 | 6,689,000 | 3,170,000 | 3,518,000 | 87.17 |