Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,399,000 | 690,000 | 709,000 | 25.73 |
| 1951 | 1,424,000 | 702,000 | 721,000 | 26.19 |
| 1952 | 1,449,000 | 714,000 | 735,000 | 26.66 |
| 1953 | 1,476,000 | 727,000 | 748,000 | 27.14 |
| 1954 | 1,502,000 | 740,000 | 762,000 | 27.63 |
| 1955 | 1,529,000 | 753,000 | 776,000 | 28.13 |
| 1956 | 1,557,000 | 766,000 | 790,000 | 28.64 |
| 1957 | 1,585,000 | 780,000 | 805,000 | 29.16 |
| 1958 | 1,614,000 | 794,000 | 819,000 | 29.69 |
| 1959 | 1,643,000 | 809,000 | 834,000 | 30.22 |
| 1960 | 1,673,000 | 823,000 | 849,000 | 30.76 |
| 1961 | 1,702,000 | 838,000 | 864,000 | 31.31 |
| 1962 | 1,732,000 | 852,000 | 880,000 | 31.86 |
| 1963 | 1,765,000 | 868,000 | 896,000 | 32.45 |
| 1964 | 1,803,000 | 887,000 | 915,000 | 33.16 |
| 1965 | 1,853,000 | 912,000 | 941,000 | 34.08 |
| 1966 | 1,918,000 | 944,000 | 973,000 | 35.27 |
| 1967 | 1,995,000 | 982,000 | 1,012,000 | 36.70 |
| 1968 | 2,080,000 | 1,024,000 | 1,055,000 | 38.25 |
| 1969 | 2,164,000 | 1,066,000 | 1,098,000 | 39.80 |
| 1970 | 2,244,000 | 1,106,000 | 1,138,000 | 41.27 |
| 1971 | 2,317,000 | 1,142,000 | 1,175,000 | 42.62 |
| 1972 | 2,384,000 | 1,175,000 | 1,209,000 | 43.85 |
| 1973 | 2,448,000 | 1,207,000 | 1,241,000 | 45.02 |
| 1974 | 2,511,000 | 1,238,000 | 1,273,000 | 46.18 |
| 1975 | 2,574,000 | 1,269,000 | 1,304,000 | 47.34 |
| 1976 | 2,637,000 | 1,301,000 | 1,336,000 | 48.50 |
| 1977 | 2,701,000 | 1,333,000 | 1,368,000 | 49.68 |
| 1978 | 2,768,000 | 1,366,000 | 1,401,000 | 50.89 |
| 1979 | 2,839,000 | 1,402,000 | 1,437,000 | 52.21 |
| 1980 | 2,920,000 | 1,443,000 | 1,477,000 | 53.70 |
| 1981 | 3,013,000 | 1,489,000 | 1,523,000 | 55.40 |
| 1982 | 3,115,000 | 1,541,000 | 1,573,000 | 57.27 |
| 1983 | 3,222,000 | 1,595,000 | 1,627,000 | 59.26 |
| 1984 | 3,332,000 | 1,650,000 | 1,682,000 | 61.28 |
| 1985 | 3,441,000 | 1,704,000 | 1,736,000 | 63.27 |
| 1986 | 3,547,000 | 1,758,000 | 1,789,000 | 65.23 |
| 1987 | 3,657,000 | 1,813,000 | 1,844,000 | 67.25 |
| 1988 | 3,769,000 | 1,869,000 | 1,900,000 | 69.31 |
| 1989 | 3,883,000 | 1,926,000 | 1,956,000 | 71.40 |
| 1990 | 3,998,000 | 1,984,000 | 2,014,000 | 73.52 |
| 1991 | 4,115,000 | 2,043,000 | 2,072,000 | 75.67 |
| 1992 | 4,233,000 | 2,102,000 | 2,131,000 | 77.84 |
| 1993 | 4,207,000 | 2,090,000 | 2,116,000 | 77.36 |
| 1994 | 4,222,000 | 2,099,000 | 2,123,000 | 77.64 |
| 1995 | 4,410,000 | 2,193,000 | 2,216,000 | 81.10 |
| 1996 | 4,577,000 | 2,278,000 | 2,299,000 | 84.17 |
| 1997 | 4,725,000 | 2,352,000 | 2,372,000 | 86.87 |
| 1998 | 4,860,000 | 2,421,000 | 2,439,000 | 89.37 |
| 1999 | 5,000,000 | 2,492,000 | 2,508,000 | 91.93 |
| 2000 | 5,140,000 | 2,562,000 | 2,577,000 | 94.50 |
| 2001 | 5,277,000 | 2,632,000 | 2,644,000 | 97.03 |
| 2002 | 5,413,000 | 2,701,000 | 2,711,000 | 99.53 |
| 2003 | 5,552,000 | 2,772,000 | 2,780,000 | 102.08 |
| 2004 | 5,696,000 | 2,845,000 | 2,851,000 | 104.73 |
| 2005 | 5,844,000 | 2,920,000 | 2,924,000 | 107.46 |
| 2006 | 6,010,000 | 3,004,000 | 3,005,000 | 110.51 |
| 2007 | 6,188,000 | 3,095,000 | 3,093,000 | 113.78 |
| 2008 | 6,368,000 | 3,186,000 | 3,181,000 | 117.10 |
| 2009 | 6,551,000 | 3,279,000 | 3,271,000 | 120.46 |
| 2010 | 6,732,000 | 3,371,000 | 3,360,000 | 123.78 |
| 2011 | 6,916,000 | 3,465,000 | 3,451,000 | 127.16 |
| 2012 | 7,100,000 | 3,559,000 | 3,541,000 | 130.55 |
| 2013 | 7,285,000 | 3,653,000 | 3,632,000 | 133.95 |
| 2014 | 7,472,000 | 3,748,000 | 3,724,000 | 137.39 |
| 2015 | 7,663,000 | 3,845,000 | 3,817,000 | 140.89 |
| 2016 | 7,858,000 | 3,944,000 | 3,913,000 | 144.48 |
| 2017 | 8,057,000 | 4,046,000 | 4,010,000 | 148.14 |
| 2018 | 8,258,000 | 4,148,000 | 4,109,000 | 151.84 |
| 2019 | 8,463,000 | 4,253,000 | 4,209,000 | 155.60 |
| 2020 | 8,669,000 | 4,358,000 | 4,311,000 | 159.40 |
| 2021 | 8,878,000 | 4,464,000 | 4,413,000 | 163.24 |
| 2022 | 9,089,000 | 4,572,000 | 4,517,000 | 167.12 |
| 2023 | 9,304,000 | 4,681,000 | 4,622,000 | 171.07 |
| 2024 | 9,515,000 | 4,789,000 | 4,726,000 | 174.95 |
| 2025 | 9,721,000 | 4,894,000 | 4,827,000 | 178.74 |