Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,446,000 | 676,000 | 769,000 | 71.82 |
| 1951 | 1,462,000 | 679,000 | 783,000 | 72.64 |
| 1952 | 1,479,000 | 682,000 | 797,000 | 73.48 |
| 1953 | 1,497,000 | 687,000 | 809,000 | 74.37 |
| 1954 | 1,515,000 | 696,000 | 818,000 | 75.26 |
| 1955 | 1,532,000 | 706,000 | 826,000 | 76.11 |
| 1956 | 1,548,000 | 715,000 | 833,000 | 76.91 |
| 1957 | 1,564,000 | 724,000 | 840,000 | 77.67 |
| 1958 | 1,578,000 | 731,000 | 846,000 | 78.39 |
| 1959 | 1,592,000 | 739,000 | 853,000 | 79.06 |
| 1960 | 1,605,000 | 745,000 | 859,000 | 79.70 |
| 1961 | 1,618,000 | 753,000 | 865,000 | 80.37 |
| 1962 | 1,633,000 | 761,000 | 871,000 | 81.09 |
| 1963 | 1,647,000 | 770,000 | 876,000 | 81.81 |
| 1964 | 1,661,000 | 778,000 | 882,000 | 82.50 |
| 1965 | 1,675,000 | 786,000 | 888,000 | 83.19 |
| 1966 | 1,689,000 | 795,000 | 894,000 | 83.90 |
| 1967 | 1,703,000 | 803,000 | 900,000 | 84.61 |
| 1968 | 1,716,000 | 811,000 | 905,000 | 85.26 |
| 1969 | 1,728,000 | 818,000 | 910,000 | 85.84 |
| 1970 | 1,739,000 | 824,000 | 914,000 | 86.40 |
| 1971 | 1,752,000 | 832,000 | 920,000 | 87.04 |
| 1972 | 1,768,000 | 840,000 | 927,000 | 87.81 |
| 1973 | 1,784,000 | 848,000 | 935,000 | 88.62 |
| 1974 | 1,801,000 | 857,000 | 943,000 | 89.44 |
| 1975 | 1,817,000 | 866,000 | 951,000 | 90.26 |
| 1976 | 1,834,000 | 875,000 | 959,000 | 91.09 |
| 1977 | 1,851,000 | 884,000 | 967,000 | 91.93 |
| 1978 | 1,868,000 | 893,000 | 975,000 | 92.79 |
| 1979 | 1,885,000 | 902,000 | 983,000 | 93.65 |
| 1980 | 1,903,000 | 911,000 | 991,000 | 94.50 |
| 1981 | 1,914,000 | 919,000 | 995,000 | 95.07 |
| 1982 | 1,917,000 | 925,000 | 992,000 | 95.24 |
| 1983 | 1,923,000 | 931,000 | 992,000 | 95.51 |
| 1984 | 1,932,000 | 936,000 | 996,000 | 95.97 |
| 1985 | 1,941,000 | 940,000 | 1,000,000 | 96.41 |
| 1986 | 1,964,000 | 952,000 | 1,012,000 | 97.57 |
| 1987 | 1,988,000 | 963,000 | 1,024,000 | 98.72 |
| 1988 | 1,993,000 | 965,000 | 1,027,000 | 98.99 |
| 1989 | 1,995,000 | 966,000 | 1,028,000 | 99.09 |
| 1990 | 1,998,000 | 968,000 | 1,029,000 | 99.22 |
| 1991 | 1,999,000 | 969,000 | 1,030,000 | 99.28 |
| 1992 | 1,995,000 | 967,000 | 1,028,000 | 99.11 |
| 1993 | 1,990,000 | 964,000 | 1,025,000 | 98.86 |
| 1994 | 1,988,000 | 963,000 | 1,024,000 | 98.73 |
| 1995 | 1,988,000 | 965,000 | 1,023,000 | 98.72 |
| 1996 | 1,986,000 | 967,000 | 1,019,000 | 98.66 |
| 1997 | 1,984,000 | 967,000 | 1,016,000 | 98.54 |
| 1998 | 1,980,000 | 964,000 | 1,015,000 | 98.33 |
| 1999 | 1,981,000 | 966,000 | 1,015,000 | 98.38 |
| 2000 | 1,986,000 | 970,000 | 1,016,000 | 98.66 |
| 2001 | 1,989,000 | 972,000 | 1,016,000 | 98.80 |
| 2002 | 1,991,000 | 973,000 | 1,017,000 | 98.90 |
| 2003 | 1,992,000 | 974,000 | 1,017,000 | 98.94 |
| 2004 | 1,993,000 | 975,000 | 1,018,000 | 98.99 |
| 2005 | 1,996,000 | 977,000 | 1,019,000 | 99.16 |
| 2006 | 2,003,000 | 982,000 | 1,020,000 | 99.47 |
| 2007 | 2,014,000 | 991,000 | 1,022,000 | 100.02 |
| 2008 | 2,025,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,024,000 | 100.56 |
| 2009 | 2,035,000 | 1,007,000 | 1,028,000 | 101.08 |
| 2010 | 2,044,000 | 1,012,000 | 1,032,000 | 101.53 |
| 2011 | 2,048,000 | 1,013,000 | 1,034,000 | 101.74 |
| 2012 | 2,053,000 | 1,016,000 | 1,037,000 | 101.96 |
| 2013 | 2,056,000 | 1,018,000 | 1,037,000 | 102.12 |
| 2014 | 2,058,000 | 1,020,000 | 1,038,000 | 102.22 |
| 2015 | 2,059,000 | 1,021,000 | 1,038,000 | 102.29 |
| 2016 | 2,061,000 | 1,022,000 | 1,038,000 | 102.36 |
| 2017 | 2,062,000 | 1,024,000 | 1,037,000 | 102.41 |
| 2018 | 2,069,000 | 1,031,000 | 1,038,000 | 102.77 |
| 2019 | 2,083,000 | 1,042,000 | 1,040,000 | 103.46 |
| 2020 | 2,102,000 | 1,054,000 | 1,047,000 | 104.40 |
| 2021 | 2,113,000 | 1,060,000 | 1,052,000 | 104.95 |
| 2022 | 2,115,000 | 1,061,000 | 1,053,000 | 105.04 |
| 2023 | 2,118,000 | 1,063,000 | 1,054,000 | 105.19 |
| 2024 | 2,118,000 | 1,064,000 | 1,054,000 | 105.21 |
| 2025 | 2,117,000 | 1,064,000 | 1,052,000 | 105.13 |