Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 835,000 |
| 1951 | 853,000 |
| 1952 | 872,000 |
| 1953 | 892,000 |
| 1954 | 913,000 |
| 1955 | 934,000 |
| 1956 | 956,000 |
| 1957 | 980,000 |
| 1958 | 1,004,000 |
| 1959 | 1,030,000 |
| 1960 | 1,056,000 |
| 1961 | 1,084,000 |
| 1962 | 1,113,000 |
| 1963 | 1,143,000 |
| 1964 | 1,174,000 |
| 1965 | 1,207,000 |
| 1966 | 1,242,000 |
| 1967 | 1,278,000 |
| 1968 | 1,316,000 |
| 1969 | 1,356,000 |
| 1970 | 1,397,000 |
| 1971 | 1,441,000 |
| 1972 | 1,486,000 |
| 1973 | 1,533,000 |
| 1974 | 1,582,000 |
| 1975 | 1,627,000 |
| 1976 | 1,667,000 |
| 1977 | 1,707,000 |
| 1978 | 1,748,000 |
| 1979 | 1,788,000 |
| 1980 | 1,828,000 |
| 1981 | 1,869,000 |
| 1982 | 1,910,000 |
| 1983 | 1,950,000 |
| 1984 | 1,999,000 |
| 1985 | 2,059,000 |
| 1986 | 2,120,000 |
| 1987 | 2,183,000 |
| 1988 | 2,247,000 |
| 1989 | 2,313,000 |
| 1990 | 2,380,000 |
| 1991 | 2,449,000 |
| 1992 | 2,519,000 |
| 1993 | 2,595,000 |
| 1994 | 2,673,000 |
| 1995 | 2,749,000 |
| 1996 | 2,826,000 |
| 1997 | 2,887,000 |
| 1998 | 2,952,000 |
| 1999 | 3,032,000 |
| 2000 | 3,151,000 |
| 2001 | 3,272,000 |
| 2002 | 3,350,000 |
| 2003 | 3,445,000 |
| 2004 | 3,565,000 |
| 2005 | 3,696,000 |
| 2006 | 3,837,000 |
| 2007 | 3,980,000 |
| 2008 | 4,113,000 |
| 2009 | 4,281,000 |
| 2010 | 4,462,000 |
| 2011 | 4,609,000 |
| 2012 | 4,740,000 |
| 2013 | 4,857,000 |
| 2014 | 4,975,000 |
| 2015 | 5,097,000 |
| 2016 | 5,222,000 |
| 2017 | 5,351,000 |
| 2018 | 5,483,000 |
| 2019 | 5,616,000 |
| 2020 | 5,752,000 |
| 2021 | 5,892,000 |
| 2022 | 6,035,000 |
| 2023 | 6,182,000 |
| 2024 | 6,332,000 |
| 2025 | 6,484,000 |
| 2026 | 6,637,000 |