Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 648,000 | 325,000 | 323,000 | 126.47 |
| 1951 | 665,000 | 334,000 | 331,000 | 129.77 |
| 1952 | 683,000 | 343,000 | 340,000 | 133.22 |
| 1953 | 701,000 | 352,000 | 349,000 | 136.82 |
| 1954 | 721,000 | 362,000 | 358,000 | 140.58 |
| 1955 | 741,000 | 372,000 | 368,000 | 144.49 |
| 1956 | 761,000 | 382,000 | 378,000 | 148.48 |
| 1957 | 782,000 | 393,000 | 389,000 | 152.53 |
| 1958 | 803,000 | 403,000 | 399,000 | 156.69 |
| 1959 | 825,000 | 414,000 | 410,000 | 160.82 |
| 1960 | 844,000 | 424,000 | 420,000 | 164.71 |
| 1961 | 863,000 | 433,000 | 429,000 | 168.25 |
| 1962 | 880,000 | 441,000 | 438,000 | 171.58 |
| 1963 | 896,000 | 449,000 | 447,000 | 174.82 |
| 1964 | 912,000 | 456,000 | 456,000 | 177.97 |
| 1965 | 928,000 | 463,000 | 464,000 | 180.98 |
| 1966 | 942,000 | 469,000 | 473,000 | 183.81 |
| 1967 | 956,000 | 475,000 | 480,000 | 186.44 |
| 1968 | 969,000 | 480,000 | 488,000 | 188.89 |
| 1969 | 980,000 | 485,000 | 494,000 | 191.17 |
| 1970 | 991,000 | 490,000 | 500,000 | 193.27 |
| 1971 | 1,002,000 | 496,000 | 506,000 | 195.44 |
| 1972 | 1,014,000 | 502,000 | 512,000 | 197.84 |
| 1973 | 1,027,000 | 509,000 | 518,000 | 200.36 |
| 1974 | 1,040,000 | 515,000 | 525,000 | 202.88 |
| 1975 | 1,053,000 | 521,000 | 531,000 | 205.36 |
| 1976 | 1,066,000 | 528,000 | 537,000 | 207.86 |
| 1977 | 1,079,000 | 535,000 | 544,000 | 210.44 |
| 1978 | 1,093,000 | 541,000 | 551,000 | 213.14 |
| 1979 | 1,107,000 | 549,000 | 558,000 | 215.91 |
| 1980 | 1,121,000 | 556,000 | 565,000 | 218.66 |
| 1981 | 1,135,000 | 562,000 | 572,000 | 221.27 |
| 1982 | 1,147,000 | 569,000 | 578,000 | 223.77 |
| 1983 | 1,160,000 | 575,000 | 584,000 | 226.23 |
| 1984 | 1,172,000 | 581,000 | 591,000 | 228.65 |
| 1985 | 1,187,000 | 589,000 | 598,000 | 231.46 |
| 1986 | 1,203,000 | 596,000 | 606,000 | 234.53 |
| 1987 | 1,217,000 | 604,000 | 613,000 | 237.30 |
| 1988 | 1,230,000 | 610,000 | 619,000 | 239.78 |
| 1989 | 1,241,000 | 616,000 | 625,000 | 242.03 |
| 1990 | 1,252,000 | 621,000 | 630,000 | 244.10 |
| 1991 | 1,262,000 | 626,000 | 635,000 | 246.04 |
| 1992 | 1,271,000 | 630,000 | 640,000 | 247.89 |
| 1993 | 1,280,000 | 635,000 | 645,000 | 249.60 |
| 1994 | 1,288,000 | 639,000 | 649,000 | 251.14 |
| 1995 | 1,295,000 | 642,000 | 652,000 | 252.47 |
| 1996 | 1,300,000 | 645,000 | 655,000 | 253.59 |
| 1997 | 1,305,000 | 647,000 | 658,000 | 254.55 |
| 1998 | 1,310,000 | 649,000 | 660,000 | 255.40 |
| 1999 | 1,314,000 | 651,000 | 662,000 | 256.28 |
| 2000 | 1,319,000 | 654,000 | 665,000 | 257.27 |
| 2001 | 1,325,000 | 657,000 | 668,000 | 258.40 |
| 2002 | 1,332,000 | 660,000 | 671,000 | 259.65 |
| 2003 | 1,338,000 | 663,000 | 675,000 | 260.96 |
| 2004 | 1,345,000 | 666,000 | 678,000 | 262.26 |
| 2005 | 1,352,000 | 669,000 | 682,000 | 263.55 |
| 2006 | 1,358,000 | 672,000 | 686,000 | 264.85 |
| 2007 | 1,365,000 | 675,000 | 689,000 | 266.16 |
| 2008 | 1,372,000 | 678,000 | 693,000 | 267.46 |
| 2009 | 1,379,000 | 682,000 | 697,000 | 268.82 |
| 2010 | 1,386,000 | 685,000 | 701,000 | 270.30 |
| 2011 | 1,394,000 | 689,000 | 705,000 | 271.93 |
| 2012 | 1,403,000 | 693,000 | 710,000 | 273.65 |
| 2013 | 1,412,000 | 697,000 | 714,000 | 275.37 |
| 2014 | 1,421,000 | 701,000 | 719,000 | 277.02 |
| 2015 | 1,429,000 | 705,000 | 723,000 | 278.59 |
| 2016 | 1,437,000 | 709,000 | 727,000 | 280.12 |
| 2017 | 1,445,000 | 712,000 | 732,000 | 281.73 |
| 2018 | 1,470,000 | 728,000 | 742,000 | 286.65 |
| 2019 | 1,484,000 | 736,000 | 748,000 | 289.45 |
| 2020 | 1,481,000 | 732,000 | 748,000 | 288.70 |
| 2021 | 1,487,000 | 735,000 | 752,000 | 290.00 |
| 2022 | 1,495,000 | 739,000 | 756,000 | 291.60 |
| 2023 | 1,502,000 | 743,000 | 759,000 | 292.97 |
| 2024 | 1,507,000 | 745,000 | 762,000 | 293.92 |
| 2025 | 1,511,000 | 746,000 | 764,000 | 294.57 |