Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,013,000 | 524,000 | 488,000 | 1483.62 |
| 1951 | 1,068,000 | 555,000 | 512,000 | 1563.74 |
| 1952 | 1,126,000 | 589,000 | 536,000 | 1648.74 |
| 1953 | 1,187,000 | 624,000 | 563,000 | 1738.68 |
| 1954 | 1,252,000 | 661,000 | 591,000 | 1833.50 |
| 1955 | 1,320,000 | 700,000 | 620,000 | 1932.99 |
| 1956 | 1,390,000 | 740,000 | 650,000 | 2036.54 |
| 1957 | 1,458,000 | 778,000 | 679,000 | 2135.10 |
| 1958 | 1,515,000 | 807,000 | 708,000 | 2219.22 |
| 1959 | 1,567,000 | 832,000 | 734,000 | 2295.39 |
| 1960 | 1,619,000 | 857,000 | 761,000 | 2370.90 |
| 1961 | 1,670,000 | 882,000 | 787,000 | 2445.77 |
| 1962 | 1,721,000 | 907,000 | 813,000 | 2520.02 |
| 1963 | 1,771,000 | 932,000 | 839,000 | 2593.72 |
| 1964 | 1,821,000 | 956,000 | 864,000 | 2666.86 |
| 1965 | 1,870,000 | 980,000 | 890,000 | 2739.13 |
| 1966 | 1,919,000 | 1,004,000 | 914,000 | 2809.79 |
| 1967 | 1,965,000 | 1,027,000 | 938,000 | 2878.01 |
| 1968 | 2,010,000 | 1,048,000 | 961,000 | 2943.03 |
| 1969 | 2,052,000 | 1,069,000 | 982,000 | 3004.62 |
| 1970 | 2,091,000 | 1,087,000 | 1,003,000 | 3062.31 |
| 1971 | 2,128,000 | 1,104,000 | 1,024,000 | 3116.30 |
| 1972 | 2,164,000 | 1,119,000 | 1,044,000 | 3168.86 |
| 1973 | 2,200,000 | 1,135,000 | 1,064,000 | 3221.28 |
| 1974 | 2,235,000 | 1,150,000 | 1,084,000 | 3272.44 |
| 1975 | 2,268,000 | 1,165,000 | 1,103,000 | 3321.41 |
| 1976 | 2,300,000 | 1,179,000 | 1,121,000 | 3368.58 |
| 1977 | 2,331,000 | 1,192,000 | 1,138,000 | 3413.68 |
| 1978 | 2,360,000 | 1,204,000 | 1,155,000 | 3456.23 |
| 1979 | 2,388,000 | 1,216,000 | 1,171,000 | 3496.57 |
| 1980 | 2,437,000 | 1,240,000 | 1,197,000 | 3568.80 |
| 1981 | 2,531,000 | 1,287,000 | 1,244,000 | 3706.88 |
| 1982 | 2,627,000 | 1,336,000 | 1,291,000 | 3846.88 |
| 1983 | 2,685,000 | 1,365,000 | 1,320,000 | 3932.62 |
| 1984 | 2,720,000 | 1,383,000 | 1,337,000 | 3983.78 |
| 1985 | 2,735,000 | 1,389,000 | 1,345,000 | 4004.44 |
| 1986 | 2,744,000 | 1,393,000 | 1,350,000 | 4018.53 |
| 1987 | 2,781,000 | 1,412,000 | 1,369,000 | 4072.64 |
| 1988 | 2,849,000 | 1,446,000 | 1,402,000 | 4171.37 |
| 1989 | 2,938,000 | 1,492,000 | 1,446,000 | 4302.57 |
| 1990 | 3,039,000 | 1,541,000 | 1,497,000 | 4450.35 |
| 1991 | 3,136,000 | 1,586,000 | 1,550,000 | 4591.93 |
| 1992 | 3,226,000 | 1,629,000 | 1,596,000 | 4723.96 |
| 1993 | 3,317,000 | 1,678,000 | 1,639,000 | 4857.82 |
| 1994 | 3,417,000 | 1,732,000 | 1,685,000 | 5004.12 |
| 1995 | 3,533,000 | 1,798,000 | 1,734,000 | 5173.68 |
| 1996 | 3,664,000 | 1,878,000 | 1,785,000 | 5365.39 |
| 1997 | 3,796,000 | 1,959,000 | 1,836,000 | 5558.75 |
| 1998 | 3,901,000 | 2,018,000 | 1,883,000 | 5712.18 |
| 1999 | 3,966,000 | 2,044,000 | 1,922,000 | 5807.55 |
| 2000 | 4,035,000 | 2,071,000 | 1,964,000 | 5908.12 |
| 2001 | 4,116,000 | 2,107,000 | 2,008,000 | 6026.60 |
| 2002 | 4,146,000 | 2,113,000 | 2,033,000 | 6071.59 |
| 2003 | 4,138,000 | 2,096,000 | 2,041,000 | 6058.92 |
| 2004 | 4,172,000 | 2,108,000 | 2,064,000 | 6109.47 |
| 2005 | 4,268,000 | 2,160,000 | 2,108,000 | 6249.43 |
| 2006 | 4,407,000 | 2,243,000 | 2,163,000 | 6452.50 |
| 2007 | 4,596,000 | 2,364,000 | 2,231,000 | 6729.89 |
| 2008 | 4,806,000 | 2,497,000 | 2,308,000 | 7037.69 |
| 2009 | 4,968,000 | 2,590,000 | 2,378,000 | 7274.62 |
| 2010 | 5,077,000 | 2,642,000 | 2,434,000 | 7433.40 |
| 2011 | 5,182,000 | 2,694,000 | 2,488,000 | 7587.47 |
| 2012 | 5,293,000 | 2,758,000 | 2,535,000 | 7750.13 |
| 2013 | 5,385,000 | 2,816,000 | 2,569,000 | 7885.20 |
| 2014 | 5,457,000 | 2,857,000 | 2,600,000 | 7991.07 |
| 2015 | 5,525,000 | 2,887,000 | 2,637,000 | 8089.81 |
| 2016 | 5,577,000 | 2,902,000 | 2,675,000 | 8166.81 |
| 2017 | 5,604,000 | 2,897,000 | 2,707,000 | 8205.09 |
| 2018 | 5,634,000 | 2,904,000 | 2,729,000 | 8249.44 |
| 2019 | 5,669,000 | 2,931,000 | 2,737,000 | 8300.97 |
| 2020 | 5,620,000 | 2,909,000 | 2,710,000 | 8228.62 |
| 2021 | 5,546,000 | 2,866,000 | 2,679,000 | 8120.48 |
| 2022 | 5,649,000 | 2,919,000 | 2,730,000 | 8272.16 |
| 2023 | 5,789,000 | 2,992,000 | 2,796,000 | 8475.97 |
| 2024 | 5,832,000 | 3,013,000 | 2,818,000 | 8539.37 |
| 2025 | 5,870,000 | 3,032,000 | 2,838,000 | 8595.53 |