Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 69,847,000 |
| 1951 | 69,782,000 |
| 1952 | 69,826,000 |
| 1953 | 69,935,000 |
| 1954 | 70,104,000 |
| 1955 | 70,334,000 |
| 1956 | 70,613,000 |
| 1957 | 71,088,000 |
| 1958 | 71,694,000 |
| 1959 | 72,241,000 |
| 1960 | 72,811,000 |
| 1961 | 73,376,000 |
| 1962 | 73,997,000 |
| 1963 | 74,698,000 |
| 1964 | 75,313,000 |
| 1965 | 75,966,000 |
| 1966 | 76,611,000 |
| 1967 | 76,970,000 |
| 1968 | 77,321,000 |
| 1969 | 77,944,000 |
| 1970 | 78,205,000 |
| 1971 | 78,345,000 |
| 1972 | 78,719,000 |
| 1973 | 78,966,000 |
| 1974 | 78,996,000 |
| 1975 | 78,701,000 |
| 1976 | 78,364,000 |
| 1977 | 78,185,000 |
| 1978 | 78,115,000 |
| 1979 | 78,147,000 |
| 1980 | 78,315,000 |
| 1981 | 78,448,000 |
| 1982 | 78,393,000 |
| 1983 | 78,224,000 |
| 1984 | 77,998,000 |
| 1985 | 77,863,000 |
| 1986 | 77,923,000 |
| 1987 | 78,062,000 |
| 1988 | 78,385,000 |
| 1989 | 79,007,000 |
| 1990 | 79,707,000 |
| 1991 | 80,303,000 |
| 1992 | 80,934,000 |
| 1993 | 81,486,000 |
| 1994 | 81,773,000 |
| 1995 | 82,019,000 |
| 1996 | 82,263,000 |
| 1997 | 82,389,000 |
| 1998 | 82,011,000 |
| 1999 | 81,678,000 |
| 2000 | 81,797,000 |
| 2001 | 81,933,000 |
| 2002 | 82,068,000 |
| 2003 | 82,111,000 |
| 2004 | 82,092,000 |
| 2005 | 82,046,000 |
| 2006 | 81,701,000 |
| 2007 | 81,298,000 |
| 2008 | 81,110,000 |
| 2009 | 80,935,000 |
| 2010 | 80,830,000 |
| 2011 | 80,857,000 |
| 2012 | 80,916,000 |
| 2013 | 81,041,000 |
| 2014 | 81,376,000 |
| 2015 | 82,077,000 |
| 2016 | 82,760,000 |
| 2017 | 83,104,000 |
| 2018 | 83,368,000 |
| 2019 | 83,559,000 |
| 2020 | 83,628,000 |
| 2021 | 83,697,000 |
| 2022 | 84,086,000 |
| 2023 | 84,548,000 |
| 2024 | 84,552,000 |
| 2025 | 84,075,000 |
| 2026 | 83,644,000 |