Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,016,000 | 3,495,000 | 3,520,000 | 17.23 |
| 1951 | 7,072,000 | 3,523,000 | 3,549,000 | 17.36 |
| 1952 | 7,124,000 | 3,549,000 | 3,575,000 | 17.49 |
| 1953 | 7,171,000 | 3,573,000 | 3,598,000 | 17.61 |
| 1954 | 7,213,000 | 3,594,000 | 3,619,000 | 17.71 |
| 1955 | 7,262,000 | 3,619,000 | 3,642,000 | 17.83 |
| 1956 | 7,315,000 | 3,647,000 | 3,668,000 | 17.96 |
| 1957 | 7,366,000 | 3,674,000 | 3,692,000 | 18.09 |
| 1958 | 7,414,000 | 3,698,000 | 3,715,000 | 18.20 |
| 1959 | 7,453,000 | 3,718,000 | 3,734,000 | 18.30 |
| 1960 | 7,484,000 | 3,733,000 | 3,750,000 | 18.37 |
| 1961 | 7,519,000 | 3,751,000 | 3,768,000 | 18.46 |
| 1962 | 7,561,000 | 3,772,000 | 3,788,000 | 18.56 |
| 1963 | 7,604,000 | 3,793,000 | 3,810,000 | 18.67 |
| 1964 | 7,661,000 | 3,823,000 | 3,837,000 | 18.81 |
| 1965 | 7,733,000 | 3,861,000 | 3,871,000 | 18.98 |
| 1966 | 7,805,000 | 3,899,000 | 3,905,000 | 19.16 |
| 1967 | 7,866,000 | 3,929,000 | 3,936,000 | 19.31 |
| 1968 | 7,912,000 | 3,950,000 | 3,961,000 | 19.42 |
| 1969 | 7,968,000 | 3,977,000 | 3,990,000 | 19.56 |
| 1970 | 8,042,000 | 4,016,000 | 4,026,000 | 19.75 |
| 1971 | 8,098,000 | 4,042,000 | 4,055,000 | 19.88 |
| 1972 | 8,122,000 | 4,050,000 | 4,072,000 | 19.94 |
| 1973 | 8,137,000 | 4,053,000 | 4,084,000 | 19.98 |
| 1974 | 8,160,000 | 4,061,000 | 4,099,000 | 20.03 |
| 1975 | 8,192,000 | 4,074,000 | 4,118,000 | 20.11 |
| 1976 | 8,222,000 | 4,086,000 | 4,135,000 | 20.19 |
| 1977 | 8,251,000 | 4,098,000 | 4,153,000 | 20.26 |
| 1978 | 8,275,000 | 4,107,000 | 4,168,000 | 20.32 |
| 1979 | 8,293,000 | 4,112,000 | 4,181,000 | 20.36 |
| 1980 | 8,310,000 | 4,117,000 | 4,192,000 | 20.40 |
| 1981 | 8,320,000 | 4,119,000 | 4,201,000 | 20.43 |
| 1982 | 8,325,000 | 4,117,000 | 4,207,000 | 20.44 |
| 1983 | 8,328,000 | 4,116,000 | 4,212,000 | 20.45 |
| 1984 | 8,336,000 | 4,118,000 | 4,218,000 | 20.47 |
| 1985 | 8,350,000 | 4,123,000 | 4,226,000 | 20.50 |
| 1986 | 8,369,000 | 4,132,000 | 4,237,000 | 20.55 |
| 1987 | 8,397,000 | 4,145,000 | 4,252,000 | 20.62 |
| 1988 | 8,436,000 | 4,164,000 | 4,272,000 | 20.71 |
| 1989 | 8,492,000 | 4,193,000 | 4,298,000 | 20.85 |
| 1990 | 8,558,000 | 4,227,000 | 4,330,000 | 21.01 |
| 1991 | 8,616,000 | 4,257,000 | 4,359,000 | 21.15 |
| 1992 | 8,667,000 | 4,282,000 | 4,385,000 | 21.28 |
| 1993 | 8,718,000 | 4,307,000 | 4,410,000 | 21.40 |
| 1994 | 8,780,000 | 4,338,000 | 4,441,000 | 21.56 |
| 1995 | 8,826,000 | 4,361,000 | 4,465,000 | 21.67 |
| 1996 | 8,840,000 | 4,367,000 | 4,472,000 | 21.70 |
| 1997 | 8,845,000 | 4,370,000 | 4,474,000 | 21.72 |
| 1998 | 8,850,000 | 4,373,000 | 4,476,000 | 21.73 |
| 1999 | 8,857,000 | 4,377,000 | 4,479,000 | 21.75 |
| 2000 | 8,872,000 | 4,386,000 | 4,485,000 | 21.78 |
| 2001 | 8,896,000 | 4,400,000 | 4,495,000 | 21.84 |
| 2002 | 8,925,000 | 4,418,000 | 4,507,000 | 21.91 |
| 2003 | 8,958,000 | 4,437,000 | 4,521,000 | 21.99 |
| 2004 | 8,993,000 | 4,456,000 | 4,537,000 | 22.08 |
| 2005 | 9,029,000 | 4,476,000 | 4,553,000 | 22.17 |
| 2006 | 9,080,000 | 4,505,000 | 4,575,000 | 22.29 |
| 2007 | 9,148,000 | 4,543,000 | 4,604,000 | 22.46 |
| 2008 | 9,219,000 | 4,583,000 | 4,635,000 | 22.63 |
| 2009 | 9,298,000 | 4,626,000 | 4,672,000 | 22.83 |
| 2010 | 9,378,000 | 4,669,000 | 4,708,000 | 23.02 |
| 2011 | 9,449,000 | 4,708,000 | 4,740,000 | 23.20 |
| 2012 | 9,519,000 | 4,746,000 | 4,772,000 | 23.37 |
| 2013 | 9,600,000 | 4,790,000 | 4,810,000 | 23.57 |
| 2014 | 9,696,000 | 4,843,000 | 4,853,000 | 23.80 |
| 2015 | 9,799,000 | 4,901,000 | 4,897,000 | 24.06 |
| 2016 | 9,923,000 | 4,972,000 | 4,951,000 | 24.36 |
| 2017 | 10,057,000 | 5,048,000 | 5,009,000 | 24.69 |
| 2018 | 10,175,000 | 5,112,000 | 5,062,000 | 24.98 |
| 2019 | 10,279,000 | 5,169,000 | 5,109,000 | 25.24 |
| 2020 | 10,353,000 | 5,209,000 | 5,144,000 | 25.42 |
| 2021 | 10,416,000 | 5,242,000 | 5,174,000 | 25.57 |
| 2022 | 10,487,000 | 5,279,000 | 5,207,000 | 25.75 |
| 2023 | 10,551,000 | 5,313,000 | 5,237,000 | 25.90 |
| 2024 | 10,606,000 | 5,342,000 | 5,264,000 | 26.04 |
| 2025 | 10,656,000 | 5,368,000 | 5,287,000 | 26.16 |