Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,528,000 | 742,000 | 785,000 | 10.68 |
| 1951 | 1,588,000 | 772,000 | 815,000 | 11.10 |
| 1952 | 1,645,000 | 801,000 | 844,000 | 11.50 |
| 1953 | 1,701,000 | 828,000 | 872,000 | 11.89 |
| 1954 | 1,755,000 | 856,000 | 899,000 | 12.27 |
| 1955 | 1,810,000 | 883,000 | 926,000 | 12.65 |
| 1956 | 1,865,000 | 910,000 | 954,000 | 13.04 |
| 1957 | 1,922,000 | 939,000 | 982,000 | 13.43 |
| 1958 | 1,981,000 | 969,000 | 1,012,000 | 13.85 |
| 1959 | 2,045,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,044,000 | 14.29 |
| 1960 | 2,112,000 | 1,034,000 | 1,077,000 | 14.76 |
| 1961 | 2,181,000 | 1,069,000 | 1,112,000 | 15.25 |
| 1962 | 2,255,000 | 1,106,000 | 1,148,000 | 15.76 |
| 1963 | 2,331,000 | 1,144,000 | 1,186,000 | 16.29 |
| 1964 | 2,411,000 | 1,184,000 | 1,226,000 | 16.85 |
| 1965 | 2,492,000 | 1,226,000 | 1,266,000 | 17.42 |
| 1966 | 2,577,000 | 1,268,000 | 1,308,000 | 18.01 |
| 1967 | 2,664,000 | 1,312,000 | 1,351,000 | 18.62 |
| 1968 | 2,753,000 | 1,357,000 | 1,396,000 | 19.24 |
| 1969 | 2,845,000 | 1,403,000 | 1,441,000 | 19.88 |
| 1970 | 2,936,000 | 1,449,000 | 1,486,000 | 20.52 |
| 1971 | 3,028,000 | 1,496,000 | 1,532,000 | 21.17 |
| 1972 | 3,123,000 | 1,544,000 | 1,579,000 | 21.83 |
| 1973 | 3,222,000 | 1,594,000 | 1,627,000 | 22.52 |
| 1974 | 3,324,000 | 1,646,000 | 1,678,000 | 23.23 |
| 1975 | 3,430,000 | 1,699,000 | 1,730,000 | 23.97 |
| 1976 | 3,540,000 | 1,755,000 | 1,784,000 | 24.74 |
| 1977 | 3,653,000 | 1,813,000 | 1,840,000 | 25.53 |
| 1978 | 3,768,000 | 1,871,000 | 1,896,000 | 26.34 |
| 1979 | 3,882,000 | 1,929,000 | 1,953,000 | 27.13 |
| 1980 | 3,995,000 | 1,986,000 | 2,008,000 | 27.92 |
| 1981 | 4,109,000 | 2,044,000 | 2,064,000 | 28.71 |
| 1982 | 4,227,000 | 2,105,000 | 2,122,000 | 29.54 |
| 1983 | 4,350,000 | 2,168,000 | 2,182,000 | 30.40 |
| 1984 | 4,480,000 | 2,234,000 | 2,245,000 | 31.31 |
| 1985 | 4,619,000 | 2,295,000 | 2,323,000 | 32.28 |
| 1986 | 4,772,000 | 2,354,000 | 2,417,000 | 33.35 |
| 1987 | 4,939,000 | 2,420,000 | 2,518,000 | 34.52 |
| 1988 | 5,114,000 | 2,490,000 | 2,624,000 | 35.74 |
| 1989 | 5,267,000 | 2,557,000 | 2,709,000 | 36.81 |
| 1990 | 5,398,000 | 2,624,000 | 2,774,000 | 37.73 |
| 1991 | 5,541,000 | 2,698,000 | 2,842,000 | 38.72 |
| 1992 | 5,649,000 | 2,753,000 | 2,896,000 | 39.48 |
| 1993 | 5,724,000 | 2,788,000 | 2,936,000 | 40.01 |
| 1994 | 5,825,000 | 2,836,000 | 2,988,000 | 40.71 |
| 1995 | 5,948,000 | 2,900,000 | 3,047,000 | 41.57 |
| 1996 | 6,066,000 | 2,961,000 | 3,104,000 | 42.39 |
| 1997 | 6,139,000 | 2,990,000 | 3,149,000 | 42.91 |
| 1998 | 6,176,000 | 2,988,000 | 3,187,000 | 43.16 |
| 1999 | 6,208,000 | 2,981,000 | 3,227,000 | 43.39 |
| 2000 | 6,284,000 | 3,007,000 | 3,277,000 | 43.92 |
| 2001 | 6,407,000 | 3,070,000 | 3,336,000 | 44.78 |
| 2002 | 6,531,000 | 3,134,000 | 3,397,000 | 45.64 |
| 2003 | 6,658,000 | 3,198,000 | 3,459,000 | 46.53 |
| 2004 | 6,790,000 | 3,266,000 | 3,524,000 | 47.45 |
| 2005 | 6,924,000 | 3,334,000 | 3,590,000 | 48.39 |
| 2006 | 7,057,000 | 3,402,000 | 3,655,000 | 49.32 |
| 2007 | 7,194,000 | 3,471,000 | 3,722,000 | 50.28 |
| 2008 | 7,338,000 | 3,544,000 | 3,793,000 | 51.28 |
| 2009 | 7,490,000 | 3,622,000 | 3,868,000 | 52.34 |
| 2010 | 7,652,000 | 3,704,000 | 3,947,000 | 53.47 |
| 2011 | 7,824,000 | 3,792,000 | 4,032,000 | 54.68 |
| 2012 | 8,014,000 | 3,890,000 | 4,123,000 | 56.00 |
| 2013 | 8,216,000 | 3,995,000 | 4,221,000 | 57.42 |
| 2014 | 8,425,000 | 4,102,000 | 4,323,000 | 58.88 |
| 2015 | 8,643,000 | 4,213,000 | 4,430,000 | 60.40 |
| 2016 | 8,865,000 | 4,325,000 | 4,540,000 | 61.95 |
| 2017 | 9,085,000 | 4,437,000 | 4,648,000 | 63.49 |
| 2018 | 9,307,000 | 4,550,000 | 4,756,000 | 65.04 |
| 2019 | 9,529,000 | 4,664,000 | 4,865,000 | 66.60 |
| 2020 | 9,749,000 | 4,775,000 | 4,973,000 | 68.13 |
| 2021 | 9,966,000 | 4,885,000 | 5,080,000 | 69.65 |
| 2022 | 10,182,000 | 4,995,000 | 5,186,000 | 71.16 |
| 2023 | 10,389,000 | 5,101,000 | 5,288,000 | 72.61 |
| 2024 | 10,590,000 | 5,203,000 | 5,386,000 | 74.01 |
| 2025 | 10,786,000 | 5,304,000 | 5,482,000 | 75.38 |