Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28,077,000 | 13,509,000 | 14,567,000 | 55.89 |
| 1951 | 28,214,000 | 13,587,000 | 14,626,000 | 56.17 |
| 1952 | 28,406,000 | 13,692,000 | 14,713,000 | 56.55 |
| 1953 | 28,632,000 | 13,816,000 | 14,816,000 | 57.00 |
| 1954 | 28,857,000 | 13,938,000 | 14,919,000 | 57.45 |
| 1955 | 29,089,000 | 14,064,000 | 15,025,000 | 57.91 |
| 1956 | 29,323,000 | 14,190,000 | 15,133,000 | 58.37 |
| 1957 | 29,569,000 | 14,322,000 | 15,247,000 | 58.86 |
| 1958 | 29,849,000 | 14,471,000 | 15,378,000 | 59.42 |
| 1959 | 30,140,000 | 14,626,000 | 15,513,000 | 60.00 |
| 1960 | 30,404,000 | 14,768,000 | 15,636,000 | 60.53 |
| 1961 | 30,699,000 | 14,921,000 | 15,777,000 | 61.11 |
| 1962 | 31,040,000 | 15,096,000 | 15,944,000 | 61.79 |
| 1963 | 31,379,000 | 15,269,000 | 16,110,000 | 62.47 |
| 1964 | 31,741,000 | 15,453,000 | 16,288,000 | 63.19 |
| 1965 | 32,110,000 | 15,640,000 | 16,470,000 | 63.92 |
| 1966 | 32,465,000 | 15,820,000 | 16,645,000 | 64.63 |
| 1967 | 32,820,000 | 15,999,000 | 16,821,000 | 65.33 |
| 1968 | 33,170,000 | 16,176,000 | 16,993,000 | 66.03 |
| 1969 | 33,496,000 | 16,341,000 | 17,155,000 | 66.68 |
| 1970 | 33,812,000 | 16,502,000 | 17,309,000 | 67.31 |
| 1971 | 34,157,000 | 16,678,000 | 17,479,000 | 68.00 |
| 1972 | 34,539,000 | 16,872,000 | 17,667,000 | 68.76 |
| 1973 | 34,926,000 | 17,069,000 | 17,856,000 | 69.53 |
| 1974 | 35,361,000 | 17,301,000 | 18,060,000 | 70.39 |
| 1975 | 35,795,000 | 17,532,000 | 18,263,000 | 71.26 |
| 1976 | 36,176,000 | 17,727,000 | 18,448,000 | 72.01 |
| 1977 | 36,551,000 | 17,918,000 | 18,632,000 | 72.76 |
| 1978 | 36,904,000 | 18,099,000 | 18,805,000 | 73.46 |
| 1979 | 37,230,000 | 18,264,000 | 18,965,000 | 74.11 |
| 1980 | 37,537,000 | 18,419,000 | 19,118,000 | 74.72 |
| 1981 | 37,812,000 | 18,559,000 | 19,253,000 | 75.27 |
| 1982 | 38,047,000 | 18,679,000 | 19,368,000 | 75.74 |
| 1983 | 38,253,000 | 18,783,000 | 19,469,000 | 76.15 |
| 1984 | 38,437,000 | 18,877,000 | 19,560,000 | 76.52 |
| 1985 | 38,601,000 | 18,958,000 | 19,642,000 | 76.84 |
| 1986 | 38,735,000 | 19,024,000 | 19,711,000 | 77.11 |
| 1987 | 38,852,000 | 19,079,000 | 19,773,000 | 77.34 |
| 1988 | 38,952,000 | 19,124,000 | 19,827,000 | 77.54 |
| 1989 | 39,029,000 | 19,156,000 | 19,873,000 | 77.69 |
| 1990 | 39,084,000 | 19,174,000 | 19,910,000 | 77.80 |
| 1991 | 39,201,000 | 19,227,000 | 19,973,000 | 78.04 |
| 1992 | 39,420,000 | 19,336,000 | 20,083,000 | 78.47 |
| 1993 | 39,651,000 | 19,453,000 | 20,198,000 | 78.93 |
| 1994 | 39,858,000 | 19,557,000 | 20,301,000 | 79.34 |
| 1995 | 40,052,000 | 19,653,000 | 20,399,000 | 79.73 |
| 1996 | 40,237,000 | 19,744,000 | 20,492,000 | 80.10 |
| 1997 | 40,423,000 | 19,837,000 | 20,586,000 | 80.47 |
| 1998 | 40,617,000 | 19,934,000 | 20,683,000 | 80.85 |
| 1999 | 40,812,000 | 20,032,000 | 20,780,000 | 81.24 |
| 2000 | 41,019,000 | 20,136,000 | 20,883,000 | 81.66 |
| 2001 | 41,245,000 | 20,249,000 | 20,996,000 | 82.11 |
| 2002 | 41,755,000 | 20,519,000 | 21,236,000 | 83.12 |
| 2003 | 42,506,000 | 20,922,000 | 21,584,000 | 84.62 |
| 2004 | 43,234,000 | 21,316,000 | 21,918,000 | 86.06 |
| 2005 | 43,958,000 | 21,711,000 | 22,247,000 | 87.51 |
| 2006 | 44,695,000 | 22,100,000 | 22,595,000 | 88.97 |
| 2007 | 45,516,000 | 22,532,000 | 22,983,000 | 90.61 |
| 2008 | 46,235,000 | 22,910,000 | 23,324,000 | 92.04 |
| 2009 | 46,635,000 | 23,102,000 | 23,533,000 | 92.83 |
| 2010 | 46,840,000 | 23,183,000 | 23,657,000 | 93.24 |
| 2011 | 46,998,000 | 23,238,000 | 23,759,000 | 93.56 |
| 2012 | 47,018,000 | 23,218,000 | 23,799,000 | 93.60 |
| 2013 | 46,860,000 | 23,107,000 | 23,753,000 | 93.28 |
| 2014 | 46,720,000 | 23,013,000 | 23,707,000 | 93.00 |
| 2015 | 46,683,000 | 22,979,000 | 23,704,000 | 92.93 |
| 2016 | 46,732,000 | 22,987,000 | 23,745,000 | 93.03 |
| 2017 | 46,868,000 | 23,037,000 | 23,831,000 | 93.30 |
| 2018 | 47,092,000 | 23,136,000 | 23,956,000 | 93.74 |
| 2019 | 47,435,000 | 23,299,000 | 24,135,000 | 94.43 |
| 2020 | 47,679,000 | 23,417,000 | 24,262,000 | 94.91 |
| 2021 | 47,735,000 | 23,442,000 | 24,292,000 | 95.02 |
| 2022 | 47,828,000 | 23,485,000 | 24,342,000 | 95.21 |
| 2023 | 47,911,000 | 23,524,000 | 24,387,000 | 95.37 |
| 2024 | 47,910,000 | 23,521,000 | 24,388,000 | 95.37 |
| 2025 | 47,889,000 | 23,506,000 | 24,382,000 | 95.33 |