Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,239,000 | 2,989,000 | 3,250,000 | 14.67 |
| 1951 | 6,385,000 | 3,062,000 | 3,322,000 | 15.01 |
| 1952 | 6,536,000 | 3,139,000 | 3,397,000 | 15.37 |
| 1953 | 6,698,000 | 3,220,000 | 3,477,000 | 15.75 |
| 1954 | 6,869,000 | 3,307,000 | 3,562,000 | 16.15 |
| 1955 | 7,054,000 | 3,401,000 | 3,652,000 | 16.58 |
| 1956 | 7,252,000 | 3,501,000 | 3,750,000 | 17.05 |
| 1957 | 7,463,000 | 3,608,000 | 3,854,000 | 17.54 |
| 1958 | 7,689,000 | 3,723,000 | 3,965,000 | 18.08 |
| 1959 | 7,935,000 | 3,848,000 | 4,087,000 | 18.65 |
| 1960 | 8,209,000 | 3,987,000 | 4,221,000 | 19.30 |
| 1961 | 8,517,000 | 4,144,000 | 4,373,000 | 20.02 |
| 1962 | 8,854,000 | 4,315,000 | 4,539,000 | 20.81 |
| 1963 | 9,202,000 | 4,492,000 | 4,710,000 | 21.63 |
| 1964 | 9,557,000 | 4,672,000 | 4,884,000 | 22.47 |
| 1965 | 9,921,000 | 4,857,000 | 5,063,000 | 23.32 |
| 1966 | 10,289,000 | 5,044,000 | 5,244,000 | 24.19 |
| 1967 | 10,659,000 | 5,232,000 | 5,426,000 | 25.06 |
| 1968 | 11,032,000 | 5,422,000 | 5,609,000 | 25.93 |
| 1969 | 11,403,000 | 5,611,000 | 5,791,000 | 26.81 |
| 1970 | 11,762,000 | 5,794,000 | 5,968,000 | 27.65 |
| 1971 | 12,111,000 | 5,972,000 | 6,139,000 | 28.47 |
| 1972 | 12,465,000 | 6,153,000 | 6,311,000 | 29.30 |
| 1973 | 12,831,000 | 6,340,000 | 6,490,000 | 30.16 |
| 1974 | 13,209,000 | 6,533,000 | 6,675,000 | 31.05 |
| 1975 | 13,598,000 | 6,732,000 | 6,865,000 | 31.97 |
| 1976 | 13,998,000 | 6,937,000 | 7,060,000 | 32.91 |
| 1977 | 14,408,000 | 7,147,000 | 7,261,000 | 33.87 |
| 1978 | 14,816,000 | 7,356,000 | 7,459,000 | 34.83 |
| 1979 | 15,215,000 | 7,561,000 | 7,654,000 | 35.77 |
| 1980 | 15,619,000 | 7,768,000 | 7,851,000 | 36.72 |
| 1981 | 16,035,000 | 7,981,000 | 8,053,000 | 37.69 |
| 1982 | 16,462,000 | 8,201,000 | 8,261,000 | 38.70 |
| 1983 | 16,908,000 | 8,430,000 | 8,477,000 | 39.75 |
| 1984 | 17,378,000 | 8,671,000 | 8,706,000 | 40.85 |
| 1985 | 17,875,000 | 8,927,000 | 8,948,000 | 42.02 |
| 1986 | 18,395,000 | 9,194,000 | 9,201,000 | 43.24 |
| 1987 | 18,930,000 | 9,469,000 | 9,460,000 | 44.50 |
| 1988 | 19,460,000 | 9,742,000 | 9,717,000 | 45.75 |
| 1989 | 19,977,000 | 10,009,000 | 9,968,000 | 46.96 |
| 1990 | 20,464,000 | 10,260,000 | 10,204,000 | 48.11 |
| 1991 | 20,962,000 | 10,516,000 | 10,446,000 | 49.28 |
| 1992 | 21,485,000 | 10,783,000 | 10,701,000 | 50.51 |
| 1993 | 21,987,000 | 11,039,000 | 10,948,000 | 51.69 |
| 1994 | 22,463,000 | 11,282,000 | 11,181,000 | 52.81 |
| 1995 | 22,917,000 | 11,513,000 | 11,404,000 | 53.87 |
| 1996 | 23,351,000 | 11,733,000 | 11,618,000 | 54.89 |
| 1997 | 23,758,000 | 11,938,000 | 11,820,000 | 55.85 |
| 1998 | 24,134,000 | 12,127,000 | 12,007,000 | 56.74 |
| 1999 | 24,476,000 | 12,299,000 | 12,176,000 | 57.54 |
| 2000 | 24,787,000 | 12,456,000 | 12,330,000 | 58.27 |
| 2001 | 25,090,000 | 12,608,000 | 12,481,000 | 58.98 |
| 2002 | 25,399,000 | 12,764,000 | 12,635,000 | 59.71 |
| 2003 | 25,711,000 | 12,920,000 | 12,790,000 | 60.44 |
| 2004 | 26,029,000 | 13,081,000 | 12,948,000 | 61.19 |
| 2005 | 26,356,000 | 13,246,000 | 13,110,000 | 61.96 |
| 2006 | 26,699,000 | 13,419,000 | 13,280,000 | 62.76 |
| 2007 | 27,076,000 | 13,609,000 | 13,466,000 | 63.65 |
| 2008 | 27,494,000 | 13,821,000 | 13,673,000 | 64.63 |
| 2009 | 27,939,000 | 14,047,000 | 13,892,000 | 65.68 |
| 2010 | 28,385,000 | 14,274,000 | 14,111,000 | 66.73 |
| 2011 | 28,823,000 | 14,497,000 | 14,325,000 | 67.76 |
| 2012 | 29,261,000 | 14,721,000 | 14,540,000 | 68.79 |
| 2013 | 29,724,000 | 14,957,000 | 14,766,000 | 69.87 |
| 2014 | 30,222,000 | 15,212,000 | 15,010,000 | 71.05 |
| 2015 | 30,749,000 | 15,481,000 | 15,267,000 | 72.28 |
| 2016 | 31,284,000 | 15,755,000 | 15,528,000 | 73.54 |
| 2017 | 31,819,000 | 16,029,000 | 15,790,000 | 74.80 |
| 2018 | 32,373,000 | 16,311,000 | 16,061,000 | 76.10 |
| 2019 | 32,964,000 | 16,612,000 | 16,352,000 | 77.49 |
| 2020 | 33,586,000 | 16,928,000 | 16,657,000 | 78.95 |
| 2021 | 34,243,000 | 17,264,000 | 16,979,000 | 80.50 |
| 2022 | 34,938,000 | 17,618,000 | 17,320,000 | 82.13 |
| 2023 | 35,652,000 | 17,982,000 | 17,670,000 | 83.81 |
| 2024 | 36,361,000 | 18,343,000 | 18,018,000 | 85.48 |
| 2025 | 37,053,000 | 18,694,000 | 18,359,000 | 87.10 |