Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,696,000 |
| 1951 | 4,766,000 |
| 1952 | 4,836,000 |
| 1953 | 4,904,000 |
| 1954 | 4,972,000 |
| 1955 | 5,041,000 |
| 1956 | 5,111,000 |
| 1957 | 5,183,000 |
| 1958 | 5,253,000 |
| 1959 | 5,325,000 |
| 1960 | 5,402,000 |
| 1961 | 5,482,000 |
| 1962 | 5,563,000 |
| 1963 | 5,646,000 |
| 1964 | 5,730,000 |
| 1965 | 5,815,000 |
| 1966 | 5,902,000 |
| 1967 | 5,990,000 |
| 1968 | 6,082,000 |
| 1969 | 6,177,000 |
| 1970 | 6,276,000 |
| 1971 | 6,377,000 |
| 1972 | 6,483,000 |
| 1973 | 6,597,000 |
| 1974 | 6,715,000 |
| 1975 | 6,837,000 |
| 1976 | 6,960,000 |
| 1977 | 7,090,000 |
| 1978 | 7,229,000 |
| 1979 | 7,375,000 |
| 1980 | 7,530,000 |
| 1981 | 7,692,000 |
| 1982 | 7,860,000 |
| 1983 | 8,034,000 |
| 1984 | 8,208,000 |
| 1985 | 8,374,000 |
| 1986 | 8,531,000 |
| 1987 | 8,681,000 |
| 1988 | 8,833,000 |
| 1989 | 8,999,000 |
| 1990 | 9,178,000 |
| 1991 | 9,362,000 |
| 1992 | 9,553,000 |
| 1993 | 9,754,000 |
| 1994 | 9,967,000 |
| 1995 | 10,185,000 |
| 1996 | 10,407,000 |
| 1997 | 10,646,000 |
| 1998 | 10,919,000 |
| 1999 | 11,227,000 |
| 2000 | 11,559,000 |
| 2001 | 11,912,000 |
| 2002 | 12,288,000 |
| 2003 | 12,684,000 |
| 2004 | 13,102,000 |
| 2005 | 13,538,000 |
| 2006 | 13,990,000 |
| 2007 | 14,457,000 |
| 2008 | 14,940,000 |
| 2009 | 15,435,000 |
| 2010 | 15,945,000 |
| 2011 | 16,469,000 |
| 2012 | 16,957,000 |
| 2013 | 17,459,000 |
| 2014 | 18,020,000 |
| 2015 | 18,593,000 |
| 2016 | 19,191,000 |
| 2017 | 19,813,000 |
| 2018 | 20,442,000 |
| 2019 | 21,068,000 |
| 2020 | 21,713,000 |
| 2021 | 22,388,000 |
| 2022 | 23,072,000 |
| 2023 | 23,769,000 |
| 2024 | 24,478,000 |
| 2025 | 25,198,000 |
| 2026 | 25,932,000 |