Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,189,000 | 3,095,000 | 3,094,000 | 3.51 |
| 1951 | 6,376,000 | 3,189,000 | 3,186,000 | 3.61 |
| 1952 | 6,568,000 | 3,287,000 | 3,281,000 | 3.72 |
| 1953 | 6,765,000 | 3,387,000 | 3,378,000 | 3.83 |
| 1954 | 6,969,000 | 3,490,000 | 3,478,000 | 3.95 |
| 1955 | 7,181,000 | 3,598,000 | 3,583,000 | 4.07 |
| 1956 | 7,401,000 | 3,709,000 | 3,691,000 | 4.19 |
| 1957 | 7,629,000 | 3,825,000 | 3,804,000 | 4.32 |
| 1958 | 7,863,000 | 3,943,000 | 3,919,000 | 4.46 |
| 1959 | 8,106,000 | 4,066,000 | 4,039,000 | 4.59 |
| 1960 | 8,364,000 | 4,197,000 | 4,167,000 | 4.74 |
| 1961 | 8,634,000 | 4,334,000 | 4,300,000 | 4.89 |
| 1962 | 8,919,000 | 4,478,000 | 4,440,000 | 5.05 |
| 1963 | 9,218,000 | 4,629,000 | 4,588,000 | 5.22 |
| 1964 | 9,531,000 | 4,787,000 | 4,743,000 | 5.40 |
| 1965 | 9,858,000 | 4,951,000 | 4,906,000 | 5.59 |
| 1966 | 10,197,000 | 5,122,000 | 5,074,000 | 5.78 |
| 1967 | 10,550,000 | 5,300,000 | 5,250,000 | 5.98 |
| 1968 | 10,917,000 | 5,484,000 | 5,433,000 | 6.19 |
| 1969 | 11,298,000 | 5,676,000 | 5,622,000 | 6.40 |
| 1970 | 11,695,000 | 5,875,000 | 5,820,000 | 6.63 |
| 1971 | 12,105,000 | 6,081,000 | 6,023,000 | 6.86 |
| 1972 | 12,527,000 | 6,293,000 | 6,234,000 | 7.10 |
| 1973 | 13,049,000 | 6,561,000 | 6,487,000 | 7.39 |
| 1974 | 13,580,000 | 6,835,000 | 6,745,000 | 7.69 |
| 1975 | 14,064,000 | 7,082,000 | 6,982,000 | 7.97 |
| 1976 | 14,569,000 | 7,340,000 | 7,229,000 | 8.26 |
| 1977 | 15,086,000 | 7,604,000 | 7,481,000 | 8.55 |
| 1978 | 15,695,000 | 7,923,000 | 7,771,000 | 8.89 |
| 1979 | 16,355,000 | 8,270,000 | 8,084,000 | 9.27 |
| 1980 | 17,058,000 | 8,640,000 | 8,418,000 | 9.67 |
| 1981 | 17,780,000 | 9,016,000 | 8,763,000 | 10.07 |
| 1982 | 18,486,000 | 9,380,000 | 9,105,000 | 10.47 |
| 1983 | 19,109,000 | 9,692,000 | 9,416,000 | 10.83 |
| 1984 | 19,546,000 | 9,901,000 | 9,645,000 | 11.07 |
| 1985 | 19,905,000 | 10,071,000 | 9,834,000 | 11.28 |
| 1986 | 20,288,000 | 10,253,000 | 10,034,000 | 11.49 |
| 1987 | 20,704,000 | 10,453,000 | 10,251,000 | 11.73 |
| 1988 | 21,138,000 | 10,660,000 | 10,477,000 | 11.98 |
| 1989 | 21,578,000 | 10,870,000 | 10,707,000 | 12.23 |
| 1990 | 22,021,000 | 11,082,000 | 10,938,000 | 12.48 |
| 1991 | 22,470,000 | 11,298,000 | 11,172,000 | 12.73 |
| 1992 | 22,927,000 | 11,519,000 | 11,408,000 | 12.99 |
| 1993 | 23,445,000 | 11,772,000 | 11,673,000 | 13.28 |
| 1994 | 24,043,000 | 12,066,000 | 11,977,000 | 13.62 |
| 1995 | 24,672,000 | 12,374,000 | 12,297,000 | 13.98 |
| 1996 | 25,231,000 | 12,645,000 | 12,585,000 | 14.30 |
| 1997 | 25,799,000 | 12,921,000 | 12,878,000 | 14.62 |
| 1998 | 26,458,000 | 13,243,000 | 13,215,000 | 14.99 |
| 1999 | 27,130,000 | 13,573,000 | 13,557,000 | 15.37 |
| 2000 | 27,816,000 | 13,910,000 | 13,906,000 | 15.76 |
| 2001 | 28,516,000 | 14,254,000 | 14,262,000 | 16.16 |
| 2002 | 29,228,000 | 14,602,000 | 14,626,000 | 16.56 |
| 2003 | 29,896,000 | 14,924,000 | 14,971,000 | 16.94 |
| 2004 | 30,556,000 | 15,238,000 | 15,317,000 | 17.31 |
| 2005 | 31,262,000 | 15,574,000 | 15,687,000 | 17.71 |
| 2006 | 31,992,000 | 15,925,000 | 16,066,000 | 18.13 |
| 2007 | 32,764,000 | 16,302,000 | 16,462,000 | 18.56 |
| 2008 | 33,623,000 | 16,724,000 | 16,899,000 | 19.05 |
| 2009 | 34,569,000 | 17,191,000 | 17,377,000 | 19.59 |
| 2010 | 35,414,000 | 17,609,000 | 17,804,000 | 20.06 |
| 2011 | 36,140,000 | 17,967,000 | 18,173,000 | 20.48 |
| 2012 | 36,923,000 | 18,353,000 | 18,569,000 | 20.92 |
| 2013 | 37,785,000 | 18,777,000 | 19,008,000 | 21.41 |
| 2014 | 38,823,000 | 19,288,000 | 19,535,000 | 22.00 |
| 2015 | 40,024,000 | 19,881,000 | 20,143,000 | 22.68 |
| 2016 | 41,259,000 | 20,491,000 | 20,768,000 | 23.38 |
| 2017 | 42,714,000 | 21,210,000 | 21,503,000 | 24.20 |
| 2018 | 44,230,000 | 21,961,000 | 22,269,000 | 25.06 |
| 2019 | 45,548,000 | 22,612,000 | 22,935,000 | 25.81 |
| 2020 | 46,789,000 | 23,223,000 | 23,565,000 | 26.51 |
| 2021 | 48,066,000 | 23,852,000 | 24,214,000 | 27.23 |
| 2022 | 49,383,000 | 24,500,000 | 24,882,000 | 27.98 |
| 2023 | 50,042,000 | 24,821,000 | 25,221,000 | 28.35 |
| 2024 | 50,448,000 | 25,012,000 | 25,436,000 | 28.58 |
| 2025 | 51,662,000 | 25,605,000 | 26,057,000 | 29.27 |