Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 20,428,000 | 10,254,000 | 10,173,000 | 39.99 |
| 1951 | 20,965,000 | 10,531,000 | 10,433,000 | 41.04 |
| 1952 | 21,527,000 | 10,820,000 | 10,706,000 | 42.14 |
| 1953 | 22,109,000 | 11,119,000 | 10,989,000 | 43.28 |
| 1954 | 22,713,000 | 11,429,000 | 11,284,000 | 44.46 |
| 1955 | 23,343,000 | 11,751,000 | 11,591,000 | 45.69 |
| 1956 | 23,997,000 | 12,086,000 | 11,911,000 | 46.97 |
| 1957 | 24,674,000 | 12,432,000 | 12,242,000 | 48.30 |
| 1958 | 25,367,000 | 12,786,000 | 12,580,000 | 49.65 |
| 1959 | 26,088,000 | 13,153,000 | 12,934,000 | 51.06 |
| 1960 | 26,851,000 | 13,542,000 | 13,309,000 | 52.56 |
| 1961 | 27,650,000 | 13,946,000 | 13,703,000 | 54.12 |
| 1962 | 28,481,000 | 14,367,000 | 14,114,000 | 55.75 |
| 1963 | 29,342,000 | 14,802,000 | 14,539,000 | 57.43 |
| 1964 | 30,232,000 | 15,251,000 | 14,980,000 | 59.18 |
| 1965 | 31,149,000 | 15,714,000 | 15,434,000 | 60.97 |
| 1966 | 32,086,000 | 16,187,000 | 15,898,000 | 62.80 |
| 1967 | 33,037,000 | 16,667,000 | 16,370,000 | 64.67 |
| 1968 | 34,002,000 | 17,153,000 | 16,849,000 | 66.56 |
| 1969 | 34,973,000 | 17,641,000 | 17,331,000 | 68.46 |
| 1970 | 35,954,000 | 18,135,000 | 17,819,000 | 70.38 |
| 1971 | 36,937,000 | 18,629,000 | 18,308,000 | 72.30 |
| 1972 | 37,933,000 | 19,129,000 | 18,803,000 | 74.25 |
| 1973 | 38,947,000 | 19,638,000 | 19,308,000 | 76.24 |
| 1974 | 39,952,000 | 20,142,000 | 19,810,000 | 78.20 |
| 1975 | 40,940,000 | 20,636,000 | 20,303,000 | 80.14 |
| 1976 | 41,896,000 | 21,113,000 | 20,783,000 | 82.01 |
| 1977 | 42,843,000 | 21,584,000 | 21,259,000 | 83.86 |
| 1978 | 43,788,000 | 22,051,000 | 21,736,000 | 85.71 |
| 1979 | 44,718,000 | 22,510,000 | 22,208,000 | 87.53 |
| 1980 | 45,650,000 | 22,968,000 | 22,681,000 | 89.35 |
| 1981 | 46,575,000 | 23,422,000 | 23,153,000 | 91.17 |
| 1982 | 47,494,000 | 23,874,000 | 23,620,000 | 92.96 |
| 1983 | 48,423,000 | 24,331,000 | 24,092,000 | 94.78 |
| 1984 | 49,351,000 | 24,789,000 | 24,562,000 | 96.60 |
| 1985 | 50,270,000 | 25,243,000 | 25,026,000 | 98.40 |
| 1986 | 51,177,000 | 25,693,000 | 25,484,000 | 100.17 |
| 1987 | 52,074,000 | 26,137,000 | 25,936,000 | 101.93 |
| 1988 | 52,969,000 | 26,579,000 | 26,389,000 | 103.68 |
| 1989 | 53,848,000 | 27,013,000 | 26,835,000 | 105.40 |
| 1990 | 54,738,000 | 27,437,000 | 27,300,000 | 107.14 |
| 1991 | 55,637,000 | 27,855,000 | 27,782,000 | 108.90 |
| 1992 | 56,528,000 | 28,268,000 | 28,259,000 | 110.65 |
| 1993 | 57,408,000 | 28,677,000 | 28,730,000 | 112.37 |
| 1994 | 58,260,000 | 29,073,000 | 29,187,000 | 114.04 |
| 1995 | 59,098,000 | 29,459,000 | 29,638,000 | 115.68 |
| 1996 | 59,920,000 | 29,833,000 | 30,086,000 | 117.29 |
| 1997 | 60,724,000 | 30,196,000 | 30,527,000 | 118.86 |
| 1998 | 61,522,000 | 30,553,000 | 30,968,000 | 120.42 |
| 1999 | 62,299,000 | 30,899,000 | 31,399,000 | 121.94 |
| 2000 | 63,007,000 | 31,222,000 | 31,785,000 | 123.33 |
| 2001 | 63,651,000 | 31,524,000 | 32,126,000 | 124.59 |
| 2002 | 64,266,000 | 31,815,000 | 32,450,000 | 125.79 |
| 2003 | 64,868,000 | 32,100,000 | 32,767,000 | 126.97 |
| 2004 | 65,452,000 | 32,377,000 | 33,074,000 | 128.11 |
| 2005 | 66,017,000 | 32,645,000 | 33,371,000 | 129.22 |
| 2006 | 66,567,000 | 32,906,000 | 33,660,000 | 130.30 |
| 2007 | 67,102,000 | 33,161,000 | 33,941,000 | 131.34 |
| 2008 | 67,619,000 | 33,407,000 | 34,212,000 | 132.36 |
| 2009 | 68,121,000 | 33,645,000 | 34,475,000 | 133.34 |
| 2010 | 68,579,000 | 33,856,000 | 34,722,000 | 134.24 |
| 2011 | 69,007,000 | 34,044,000 | 34,962,000 | 135.07 |
| 2012 | 69,436,000 | 34,229,000 | 35,206,000 | 135.91 |
| 2013 | 69,845,000 | 34,403,000 | 35,441,000 | 136.71 |
| 2014 | 70,216,000 | 34,556,000 | 35,659,000 | 137.44 |
| 2015 | 70,540,000 | 34,684,000 | 35,856,000 | 138.07 |
| 2016 | 70,859,000 | 34,808,000 | 36,051,000 | 138.70 |
| 2017 | 71,160,000 | 34,921,000 | 36,238,000 | 139.29 |
| 2018 | 71,376,000 | 34,991,000 | 36,384,000 | 139.71 |
| 2019 | 71,522,000 | 35,023,000 | 36,498,000 | 140.00 |
| 2020 | 71,641,000 | 35,040,000 | 36,601,000 | 140.23 |
| 2021 | 71,727,000 | 35,041,000 | 36,686,000 | 140.40 |
| 2022 | 71,735,000 | 35,005,000 | 36,730,000 | 140.41 |
| 2023 | 71,702,000 | 34,950,000 | 36,752,000 | 140.35 |
| 2024 | 71,668,000 | 34,895,000 | 36,772,000 | 140.28 |
| 2025 | 71,619,000 | 34,836,000 | 36,783,000 | 140.19 |