Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,790,000 | 1,390,000 | 1,400,000 | 7.21 |
| 1951 | 2,880,000 | 1,434,000 | 1,446,000 | 7.45 |
| 1952 | 2,972,000 | 1,478,000 | 1,494,000 | 7.69 |
| 1953 | 3,067,000 | 1,524,000 | 1,542,000 | 7.93 |
| 1954 | 3,163,000 | 1,571,000 | 1,592,000 | 8.18 |
| 1955 | 3,263,000 | 1,619,000 | 1,643,000 | 8.44 |
| 1956 | 3,365,000 | 1,668,000 | 1,696,000 | 8.70 |
| 1957 | 3,471,000 | 1,720,000 | 1,751,000 | 8.97 |
| 1958 | 3,580,000 | 1,772,000 | 1,807,000 | 9.26 |
| 1959 | 3,692,000 | 1,827,000 | 1,865,000 | 9.55 |
| 1960 | 3,809,000 | 1,883,000 | 1,925,000 | 9.85 |
| 1961 | 3,930,000 | 1,942,000 | 1,988,000 | 10.16 |
| 1962 | 4,055,000 | 2,003,000 | 2,052,000 | 10.49 |
| 1963 | 4,185,000 | 2,066,000 | 2,119,000 | 10.82 |
| 1964 | 4,320,000 | 2,131,000 | 2,188,000 | 11.17 |
| 1965 | 4,458,000 | 2,198,000 | 2,260,000 | 11.53 |
| 1966 | 4,601,000 | 2,267,000 | 2,333,000 | 11.89 |
| 1967 | 4,748,000 | 2,338,000 | 2,409,000 | 12.27 |
| 1968 | 4,900,000 | 2,412,000 | 2,488,000 | 12.67 |
| 1969 | 5,058,000 | 2,488,000 | 2,569,000 | 13.08 |
| 1970 | 5,215,000 | 2,563,000 | 2,652,000 | 13.48 |
| 1971 | 5,374,000 | 2,635,000 | 2,738,000 | 13.89 |
| 1972 | 5,542,000 | 2,713,000 | 2,828,000 | 14.33 |
| 1973 | 5,720,000 | 2,796,000 | 2,923,000 | 14.79 |
| 1974 | 5,908,000 | 2,885,000 | 3,022,000 | 15.27 |
| 1975 | 6,098,000 | 2,973,000 | 3,124,000 | 15.77 |
| 1976 | 6,287,000 | 3,058,000 | 3,228,000 | 16.25 |
| 1977 | 6,449,000 | 3,122,000 | 3,327,000 | 16.67 |
| 1978 | 6,543,000 | 3,131,000 | 3,412,000 | 16.92 |
| 1979 | 6,647,000 | 3,146,000 | 3,501,000 | 17.18 |
| 1980 | 7,041,000 | 3,381,000 | 3,659,000 | 18.20 |
| 1981 | 7,498,000 | 3,662,000 | 3,836,000 | 19.38 |
| 1982 | 7,796,000 | 3,815,000 | 3,980,000 | 20.15 |
| 1983 | 8,098,000 | 3,967,000 | 4,130,000 | 20.93 |
| 1984 | 8,391,000 | 4,108,000 | 4,282,000 | 21.69 |
| 1985 | 8,686,000 | 4,250,000 | 4,436,000 | 22.46 |
| 1986 | 8,982,000 | 4,391,000 | 4,590,000 | 23.22 |
| 1987 | 9,284,000 | 4,528,000 | 4,756,000 | 24.00 |
| 1988 | 9,583,000 | 4,660,000 | 4,922,000 | 24.77 |
| 1989 | 9,864,000 | 4,792,000 | 5,072,000 | 25.50 |
| 1990 | 10,137,000 | 4,922,000 | 5,215,000 | 26.21 |
| 1991 | 10,404,000 | 5,049,000 | 5,355,000 | 26.90 |
| 1992 | 10,702,000 | 5,160,000 | 5,542,000 | 27.67 |
| 1993 | 10,860,000 | 5,191,000 | 5,668,000 | 28.07 |
| 1994 | 10,873,000 | 5,176,000 | 5,696,000 | 28.11 |
| 1995 | 10,974,000 | 5,215,000 | 5,759,000 | 28.37 |
| 1996 | 11,158,000 | 5,304,000 | 5,854,000 | 28.84 |
| 1997 | 11,369,000 | 5,409,000 | 5,960,000 | 29.39 |
| 1998 | 11,594,000 | 5,522,000 | 6,071,000 | 29.97 |
| 1999 | 11,783,000 | 5,614,000 | 6,168,000 | 30.46 |
| 2000 | 11,892,000 | 5,658,000 | 6,233,000 | 30.74 |
| 2001 | 11,971,000 | 5,688,000 | 6,282,000 | 30.95 |
| 2002 | 12,087,000 | 5,741,000 | 6,346,000 | 31.25 |
| 2003 | 12,232,000 | 5,808,000 | 6,424,000 | 31.62 |
| 2004 | 12,365,000 | 5,867,000 | 6,498,000 | 31.97 |
| 2005 | 12,483,000 | 5,916,000 | 6,567,000 | 32.27 |
| 2006 | 12,636,000 | 5,988,000 | 6,648,000 | 32.67 |
| 2007 | 12,804,000 | 6,069,000 | 6,734,000 | 33.10 |
| 2008 | 12,959,000 | 6,140,000 | 6,818,000 | 33.50 |
| 2009 | 13,142,000 | 6,225,000 | 6,917,000 | 33.97 |
| 2010 | 13,356,000 | 6,325,000 | 7,031,000 | 34.53 |
| 2011 | 13,595,000 | 6,435,000 | 7,160,000 | 35.14 |
| 2012 | 13,817,000 | 6,531,000 | 7,285,000 | 35.72 |
| 2013 | 14,013,000 | 6,619,000 | 7,393,000 | 36.23 |
| 2014 | 14,207,000 | 6,715,000 | 7,491,000 | 36.73 |
| 2015 | 14,399,000 | 6,810,000 | 7,588,000 | 37.22 |
| 2016 | 14,600,000 | 6,909,000 | 7,690,000 | 37.74 |
| 2017 | 14,812,000 | 7,015,000 | 7,797,000 | 38.29 |
| 2018 | 15,034,000 | 7,125,000 | 7,908,000 | 38.86 |
| 2019 | 15,271,000 | 7,243,000 | 8,027,000 | 39.48 |
| 2020 | 15,526,000 | 7,370,000 | 8,156,000 | 40.14 |
| 2021 | 15,797,000 | 7,505,000 | 8,291,000 | 40.84 |
| 2022 | 16,069,000 | 7,642,000 | 8,426,000 | 41.54 |
| 2023 | 16,340,000 | 7,780,000 | 8,559,000 | 42.24 |
| 2024 | 16,634,000 | 7,929,000 | 8,705,000 | 43.00 |
| 2025 | 16,950,000 | 8,087,000 | 8,862,000 | 43.82 |