Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,912,000 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 2,936,000 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 2,941,000 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 2,929,000 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 2,915,000 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 2,899,000 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 2,883,000 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | 2,869,000 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 2,853,000 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 2,839,000 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 2,827,000 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 2,824,000 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 2,831,000 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 2,843,000 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 2,857,000 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 2,873,000 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 2,888,000 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 2,905,000 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 2,922,000 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 2,940,000 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 2,961,000 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 2,993,000 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 3,037,000 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 3,084,000 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 3,132,000 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 3,180,000 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 3,228,000 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 3,277,000 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 3,329,000 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 3,375,000 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 3,415,000 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 3,448,000 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 3,475,000 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 3,497,000 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 3,515,000 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 3,531,000 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 3,541,000 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 3,540,000 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 3,525,000 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 3,511,000 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 3,514,000 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 3,534,000 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 3,558,000 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 3,576,000 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 3,590,000 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 3,610,000 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 3,638,000 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 3,672,000 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 3,711,000 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 3,752,000 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 3,802,000 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 3,862,000 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 3,928,000 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 3,992,000 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 4,066,000 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 4,155,000 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 4,268,000 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 4,393,000 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 4,485,000 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 4,533,000 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 4,559,000 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,579,000 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 4,600,000 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 4,624,000 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 4,658,000 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 4,702,000 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4,753,000 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4,810,000 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,872,000 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4,933,000 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 4,982,000 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 5,028,000 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 5,110,000 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 5,196,000 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 5,255,000 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 5,308,000 | — | — | — |