Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 414,000 | 209,000 | 204,000 | 27.89 |
| 1951 | 418,000 | 211,000 | 206,000 | 28.13 |
| 1952 | 422,000 | 213,000 | 208,000 | 28.41 |
| 1953 | 426,000 | 215,000 | 211,000 | 28.72 |
| 1954 | 431,000 | 218,000 | 213,000 | 29.05 |
| 1955 | 437,000 | 220,000 | 216,000 | 29.40 |
| 1956 | 442,000 | 223,000 | 219,000 | 29.77 |
| 1957 | 448,000 | 226,000 | 222,000 | 30.17 |
| 1958 | 454,000 | 229,000 | 225,000 | 30.58 |
| 1959 | 461,000 | 232,000 | 228,000 | 31.02 |
| 1960 | 468,000 | 235,000 | 232,000 | 31.48 |
| 1961 | 475,000 | 239,000 | 235,000 | 31.96 |
| 1962 | 482,000 | 243,000 | 239,000 | 32.47 |
| 1963 | 490,000 | 247,000 | 243,000 | 32.99 |
| 1964 | 498,000 | 251,000 | 247,000 | 33.54 |
| 1965 | 507,000 | 255,000 | 251,000 | 34.10 |
| 1966 | 515,000 | 259,000 | 256,000 | 34.68 |
| 1967 | 524,000 | 264,000 | 260,000 | 35.28 |
| 1968 | 533,000 | 268,000 | 265,000 | 35.90 |
| 1969 | 543,000 | 273,000 | 269,000 | 36.54 |
| 1970 | 553,000 | 278,000 | 274,000 | 37.19 |
| 1971 | 562,000 | 283,000 | 279,000 | 37.86 |
| 1972 | 572,000 | 288,000 | 284,000 | 38.53 |
| 1973 | 582,000 | 293,000 | 289,000 | 39.20 |
| 1974 | 590,000 | 297,000 | 293,000 | 39.73 |
| 1975 | 598,000 | 299,000 | 298,000 | 40.23 |
| 1976 | 607,000 | 302,000 | 305,000 | 40.86 |
| 1977 | 618,000 | 305,000 | 313,000 | 41.58 |
| 1978 | 628,000 | 307,000 | 320,000 | 42.29 |
| 1979 | 638,000 | 310,000 | 328,000 | 42.95 |
| 1980 | 649,000 | 314,000 | 335,000 | 43.70 |
| 1981 | 660,000 | 319,000 | 341,000 | 44.42 |
| 1982 | 669,000 | 325,000 | 343,000 | 45.00 |
| 1983 | 677,000 | 332,000 | 345,000 | 45.58 |
| 1984 | 686,000 | 338,000 | 347,000 | 46.19 |
| 1985 | 696,000 | 346,000 | 350,000 | 46.85 |
| 1986 | 707,000 | 354,000 | 353,000 | 47.56 |
| 1987 | 718,000 | 362,000 | 356,000 | 48.32 |
| 1988 | 730,000 | 371,000 | 359,000 | 49.14 |
| 1989 | 744,000 | 381,000 | 363,000 | 50.09 |
| 1990 | 760,000 | 392,000 | 367,000 | 51.13 |
| 1991 | 778,000 | 403,000 | 374,000 | 52.34 |
| 1992 | 799,000 | 414,000 | 385,000 | 53.75 |
| 1993 | 821,000 | 425,000 | 396,000 | 55.24 |
| 1994 | 844,000 | 436,000 | 407,000 | 56.79 |
| 1995 | 868,000 | 448,000 | 419,000 | 58.38 |
| 1996 | 892,000 | 460,000 | 431,000 | 60.01 |
| 1997 | 917,000 | 473,000 | 443,000 | 61.68 |
| 1998 | 942,000 | 486,000 | 456,000 | 63.39 |
| 1999 | 834,000 | 429,000 | 404,000 | 56.13 |
| 2000 | 745,000 | 383,000 | 361,000 | 50.11 |
| 2001 | 812,000 | 417,000 | 394,000 | 54.62 |
| 2002 | 879,000 | 451,000 | 427,000 | 59.12 |
| 2003 | 916,000 | 471,000 | 445,000 | 61.66 |
| 2004 | 929,000 | 477,000 | 451,000 | 62.48 |
| 2005 | 948,000 | 487,000 | 461,000 | 63.77 |
| 2006 | 976,000 | 501,000 | 475,000 | 65.68 |
| 2007 | 1,004,000 | 515,000 | 489,000 | 67.58 |
| 2008 | 1,032,000 | 529,000 | 503,000 | 69.43 |
| 2009 | 1,058,000 | 542,000 | 516,000 | 71.20 |
| 2010 | 1,084,000 | 555,000 | 529,000 | 72.94 |
| 2011 | 1,110,000 | 567,000 | 542,000 | 74.66 |
| 2012 | 1,134,000 | 579,000 | 555,000 | 76.32 |
| 2013 | 1,158,000 | 590,000 | 568,000 | 77.92 |
| 2014 | 1,181,000 | 601,000 | 580,000 | 79.48 |
| 2015 | 1,205,000 | 612,000 | 592,000 | 81.04 |
| 2016 | 1,228,000 | 623,000 | 604,000 | 82.60 |
| 2017 | 1,251,000 | 634,000 | 616,000 | 84.18 |
| 2018 | 1,275,000 | 646,000 | 629,000 | 85.81 |
| 2019 | 1,300,000 | 657,000 | 642,000 | 87.49 |
| 2020 | 1,326,000 | 669,000 | 656,000 | 89.18 |
| 2021 | 1,350,000 | 680,000 | 669,000 | 90.80 |
| 2022 | 1,369,000 | 690,000 | 679,000 | 92.08 |
| 2023 | 1,384,000 | 697,000 | 686,000 | 93.09 |
| 2024 | 1,400,000 | 706,000 | 694,000 | 94.19 |
| 2025 | 1,418,000 | 715,000 | 703,000 | 95.40 |