Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,465,000 | 1,681,000 | 1,783,000 | 70.68 |
| 1951 | 3,525,000 | 1,713,000 | 1,811,000 | 71.90 |
| 1952 | 3,591,000 | 1,749,000 | 1,841,000 | 73.25 |
| 1953 | 3,660,000 | 1,787,000 | 1,872,000 | 74.65 |
| 1954 | 3,728,000 | 1,824,000 | 1,903,000 | 76.03 |
| 1955 | 3,797,000 | 1,862,000 | 1,935,000 | 77.45 |
| 1956 | 3,868,000 | 1,900,000 | 1,967,000 | 78.89 |
| 1957 | 3,936,000 | 1,937,000 | 1,999,000 | 80.29 |
| 1958 | 4,002,000 | 1,972,000 | 2,030,000 | 81.63 |
| 1959 | 4,064,000 | 2,005,000 | 2,059,000 | 82.90 |
| 1960 | 4,124,000 | 2,037,000 | 2,087,000 | 84.12 |
| 1961 | 4,185,000 | 2,069,000 | 2,115,000 | 85.36 |
| 1962 | 4,235,000 | 2,095,000 | 2,140,000 | 86.39 |
| 1963 | 4,278,000 | 2,116,000 | 2,161,000 | 87.26 |
| 1964 | 4,323,000 | 2,138,000 | 2,184,000 | 88.17 |
| 1965 | 4,365,000 | 2,159,000 | 2,205,000 | 89.02 |
| 1966 | 4,402,000 | 2,177,000 | 2,224,000 | 89.78 |
| 1967 | 4,436,000 | 2,193,000 | 2,242,000 | 90.47 |
| 1968 | 4,466,000 | 2,207,000 | 2,259,000 | 91.09 |
| 1969 | 4,495,000 | 2,220,000 | 2,274,000 | 91.67 |
| 1970 | 4,525,000 | 2,234,000 | 2,291,000 | 92.30 |
| 1971 | 4,560,000 | 2,250,000 | 2,310,000 | 93.01 |
| 1972 | 4,599,000 | 2,268,000 | 2,331,000 | 93.81 |
| 1973 | 4,643,000 | 2,289,000 | 2,354,000 | 94.71 |
| 1974 | 4,690,000 | 2,311,000 | 2,379,000 | 95.66 |
| 1975 | 4,739,000 | 2,334,000 | 2,404,000 | 96.65 |
| 1976 | 4,788,000 | 2,358,000 | 2,430,000 | 97.66 |
| 1977 | 4,837,000 | 2,381,000 | 2,456,000 | 98.66 |
| 1978 | 4,885,000 | 2,404,000 | 2,481,000 | 99.64 |
| 1979 | 4,933,000 | 2,426,000 | 2,506,000 | 100.62 |
| 1980 | 4,976,000 | 2,446,000 | 2,529,000 | 101.50 |
| 1981 | 5,014,000 | 2,464,000 | 2,550,000 | 102.28 |
| 1982 | 5,051,000 | 2,480,000 | 2,571,000 | 103.03 |
| 1983 | 5,086,000 | 2,495,000 | 2,590,000 | 103.74 |
| 1984 | 5,119,000 | 2,510,000 | 2,609,000 | 104.41 |
| 1985 | 5,151,000 | 2,524,000 | 2,626,000 | 105.06 |
| 1986 | 5,180,000 | 2,537,000 | 2,643,000 | 105.65 |
| 1987 | 5,205,000 | 2,548,000 | 2,657,000 | 106.17 |
| 1988 | 5,229,000 | 2,557,000 | 2,671,000 | 106.66 |
| 1989 | 5,249,000 | 2,565,000 | 2,684,000 | 107.07 |
| 1990 | 5,266,000 | 2,571,000 | 2,694,000 | 107.40 |
| 1991 | 5,284,000 | 2,578,000 | 2,706,000 | 107.78 |
| 1992 | 5,306,000 | 2,587,000 | 2,718,000 | 108.22 |
| 1993 | 5,326,000 | 2,595,000 | 2,730,000 | 108.63 |
| 1994 | 5,343,000 | 2,603,000 | 2,740,000 | 108.97 |
| 1995 | 5,354,000 | 2,607,000 | 2,747,000 | 109.20 |
| 1996 | 5,362,000 | 2,610,000 | 2,752,000 | 109.36 |
| 1997 | 5,369,000 | 2,612,000 | 2,757,000 | 109.51 |
| 1998 | 5,374,000 | 2,613,000 | 2,760,000 | 109.62 |
| 1999 | 5,378,000 | 2,614,000 | 2,763,000 | 109.68 |
| 2000 | 5,379,000 | 2,613,000 | 2,766,000 | 109.72 |
| 2001 | 5,379,000 | 2,613,000 | 2,766,000 | 109.71 |
| 2002 | 5,377,000 | 2,612,000 | 2,765,000 | 109.68 |
| 2003 | 5,376,000 | 2,611,000 | 2,764,000 | 109.64 |
| 2004 | 5,376,000 | 2,612,000 | 2,763,000 | 109.64 |
| 2005 | 5,376,000 | 2,613,000 | 2,763,000 | 109.66 |
| 2006 | 5,376,000 | 2,613,000 | 2,763,000 | 109.66 |
| 2007 | 5,376,000 | 2,614,000 | 2,762,000 | 109.66 |
| 2008 | 5,379,000 | 2,615,000 | 2,763,000 | 109.70 |
| 2009 | 5,385,000 | 2,619,000 | 2,765,000 | 109.83 |
| 2010 | 5,391,000 | 2,624,000 | 2,767,000 | 109.96 |
| 2011 | 5,398,000 | 2,628,000 | 2,769,000 | 110.09 |
| 2012 | 5,404,000 | 2,632,000 | 2,772,000 | 110.23 |
| 2013 | 5,410,000 | 2,636,000 | 2,774,000 | 110.34 |
| 2014 | 5,415,000 | 2,639,000 | 2,776,000 | 110.44 |
| 2015 | 5,420,000 | 2,642,000 | 2,777,000 | 110.54 |
| 2016 | 5,427,000 | 2,647,000 | 2,779,000 | 110.69 |
| 2017 | 5,435,000 | 2,652,000 | 2,782,000 | 110.86 |
| 2018 | 5,443,000 | 2,657,000 | 2,785,000 | 111.01 |
| 2019 | 5,450,000 | 2,661,000 | 2,788,000 | 111.16 |
| 2020 | 5,455,000 | 2,664,000 | 2,790,000 | 111.25 |
| 2021 | 5,442,000 | 2,658,000 | 2,784,000 | 111.00 |
| 2022 | 5,473,000 | 2,672,000 | 2,800,000 | 111.62 |
| 2023 | 5,518,000 | 2,694,000 | 2,823,000 | 112.54 |
| 2024 | 5,506,000 | 2,688,000 | 2,818,000 | 112.31 |
| 2025 | 5,474,000 | 2,672,000 | 2,802,000 | 111.66 |