Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,269,000 | 623,000 | 645,000 | 2.70 |
| 1951 | 1,294,000 | 635,000 | 658,000 | 2.75 |
| 1952 | 1,320,000 | 647,000 | 673,000 | 2.81 |
| 1953 | 1,349,000 | 661,000 | 688,000 | 2.87 |
| 1954 | 1,382,000 | 676,000 | 705,000 | 2.94 |
| 1955 | 1,418,000 | 693,000 | 724,000 | 3.02 |
| 1956 | 1,457,000 | 712,000 | 744,000 | 3.10 |
| 1957 | 1,499,000 | 732,000 | 766,000 | 3.19 |
| 1958 | 1,545,000 | 754,000 | 790,000 | 3.29 |
| 1959 | 1,593,000 | 777,000 | 815,000 | 3.39 |
| 1960 | 1,643,000 | 802,000 | 841,000 | 3.50 |
| 1961 | 1,695,000 | 827,000 | 867,000 | 3.61 |
| 1962 | 1,749,000 | 853,000 | 895,000 | 3.72 |
| 1963 | 1,804,000 | 880,000 | 923,000 | 3.84 |
| 1964 | 1,859,000 | 907,000 | 952,000 | 3.96 |
| 1965 | 1,915,000 | 934,000 | 981,000 | 4.08 |
| 1966 | 1,971,000 | 962,000 | 1,009,000 | 4.20 |
| 1967 | 2,027,000 | 989,000 | 1,038,000 | 4.31 |
| 1968 | 2,083,000 | 1,016,000 | 1,066,000 | 4.43 |
| 1969 | 2,139,000 | 1,044,000 | 1,095,000 | 4.55 |
| 1970 | 2,195,000 | 1,071,000 | 1,123,000 | 4.67 |
| 1971 | 2,253,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,152,000 | 4.80 |
| 1972 | 2,311,000 | 1,129,000 | 1,182,000 | 4.92 |
| 1973 | 2,370,000 | 1,158,000 | 1,212,000 | 5.05 |
| 1974 | 2,432,000 | 1,189,000 | 1,243,000 | 5.18 |
| 1975 | 2,494,000 | 1,220,000 | 1,274,000 | 5.31 |
| 1976 | 2,558,000 | 1,252,000 | 1,306,000 | 5.44 |
| 1977 | 2,623,000 | 1,284,000 | 1,339,000 | 5.58 |
| 1978 | 2,691,000 | 1,318,000 | 1,372,000 | 5.73 |
| 1979 | 2,760,000 | 1,353,000 | 1,407,000 | 5.87 |
| 1980 | 2,832,000 | 1,389,000 | 1,442,000 | 6.03 |
| 1981 | 2,907,000 | 1,427,000 | 1,480,000 | 6.19 |
| 1982 | 2,985,000 | 1,466,000 | 1,518,000 | 6.35 |
| 1983 | 3,067,000 | 1,508,000 | 1,559,000 | 6.53 |
| 1984 | 3,154,000 | 1,552,000 | 1,601,000 | 6.71 |
| 1985 | 3,247,000 | 1,598,000 | 1,649,000 | 6.91 |
| 1986 | 3,347,000 | 1,646,000 | 1,701,000 | 7.12 |
| 1987 | 3,452,000 | 1,697,000 | 1,755,000 | 7.35 |
| 1988 | 3,559,000 | 1,748,000 | 1,810,000 | 7.57 |
| 1989 | 3,662,000 | 1,799,000 | 1,862,000 | 7.79 |
| 1990 | 3,760,000 | 1,849,000 | 1,910,000 | 8.00 |
| 1991 | 3,855,000 | 1,898,000 | 1,957,000 | 8.21 |
| 1992 | 3,944,000 | 1,943,000 | 2,000,000 | 8.39 |
| 1993 | 4,032,000 | 1,988,000 | 2,043,000 | 8.58 |
| 1994 | 4,116,000 | 2,031,000 | 2,085,000 | 8.76 |
| 1995 | 4,191,000 | 2,069,000 | 2,121,000 | 8.92 |
| 1996 | 4,263,000 | 2,106,000 | 2,157,000 | 9.07 |
| 1997 | 4,336,000 | 2,143,000 | 2,193,000 | 9.23 |
| 1998 | 4,410,000 | 2,180,000 | 2,230,000 | 9.39 |
| 1999 | 4,492,000 | 2,220,000 | 2,271,000 | 9.56 |
| 2000 | 4,582,000 | 2,263,000 | 2,319,000 | 9.75 |
| 2001 | 4,675,000 | 2,306,000 | 2,368,000 | 9.95 |
| 2002 | 4,769,000 | 2,351,000 | 2,417,000 | 10.15 |
| 2003 | 4,863,000 | 2,396,000 | 2,467,000 | 10.35 |
| 2004 | 4,958,000 | 2,440,000 | 2,517,000 | 10.55 |
| 2005 | 5,052,000 | 2,485,000 | 2,566,000 | 10.75 |
| 2006 | 5,147,000 | 2,530,000 | 2,616,000 | 10.95 |
| 2007 | 5,244,000 | 2,576,000 | 2,667,000 | 11.16 |
| 2008 | 5,345,000 | 2,624,000 | 2,720,000 | 11.37 |
| 2009 | 5,451,000 | 2,675,000 | 2,775,000 | 11.60 |
| 2010 | 5,564,000 | 2,729,000 | 2,834,000 | 11.84 |
| 2011 | 5,683,000 | 2,787,000 | 2,896,000 | 12.09 |
| 2012 | 5,808,000 | 2,847,000 | 2,961,000 | 12.36 |
| 2013 | 5,939,000 | 2,910,000 | 3,028,000 | 12.64 |
| 2014 | 6,075,000 | 2,976,000 | 3,098,000 | 12.93 |
| 2015 | 6,215,000 | 3,044,000 | 3,171,000 | 13.23 |
| 2016 | 6,360,000 | 3,114,000 | 3,245,000 | 13.53 |
| 2017 | 6,507,000 | 3,186,000 | 3,320,000 | 13.85 |
| 2018 | 6,655,000 | 3,259,000 | 3,396,000 | 14.16 |
| 2019 | 6,803,000 | 3,331,000 | 3,472,000 | 14.48 |
| 2020 | 6,949,000 | 3,403,000 | 3,546,000 | 14.79 |
| 2021 | 7,092,000 | 3,472,000 | 3,619,000 | 15.09 |
| 2022 | 7,230,000 | 3,542,000 | 3,688,000 | 15.39 |
| 2023 | 7,364,000 | 3,611,000 | 3,753,000 | 15.67 |
| 2024 | 7,494,000 | 3,678,000 | 3,816,000 | 15.95 |
| 2025 | 7,618,000 | 3,741,000 | 3,877,000 | 16.21 |