Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 5,910,000 |
| 1951 | 5,978,000 |
| 1952 | 6,050,000 |
| 1953 | 6,123,000 |
| 1954 | 6,196,000 |
| 1955 | 6,274,000 |
| 1956 | 6,355,000 |
| 1957 | 6,438,000 |
| 1958 | 6,521,000 |
| 1959 | 6,610,000 |
| 1960 | 6,713,000 |
| 1961 | 6,834,000 |
| 1962 | 6,969,000 |
| 1963 | 7,109,000 |
| 1964 | 7,255,000 |
| 1965 | 7,406,000 |
| 1966 | 7,562,000 |
| 1967 | 7,724,000 |
| 1968 | 7,892,000 |
| 1969 | 8,066,000 |
| 1970 | 8,250,000 |
| 1971 | 8,456,000 |
| 1972 | 8,692,000 |
| 1973 | 8,954,000 |
| 1974 | 9,236,000 |
| 1975 | 9,540,000 |
| 1976 | 9,867,000 |
| 1977 | 10,224,000 |
| 1978 | 10,618,000 |
| 1979 | 11,028,000 |
| 1980 | 11,336,000 |
| 1981 | 11,568,000 |
| 1982 | 11,824,000 |
| 1983 | 12,073,000 |
| 1984 | 12,315,000 |
| 1985 | 12,548,000 |
| 1986 | 12,770,000 |
| 1987 | 12,822,000 |
| 1988 | 12,800,000 |
| 1989 | 12,906,000 |
| 1990 | 13,094,000 |
| 1991 | 13,352,000 |
| 1992 | 13,613,000 |
| 1993 | 14,051,000 |
| 1994 | 15,033,000 |
| 1995 | 15,960,000 |
| 1996 | 16,492,000 |
| 1997 | 16,949,000 |
| 1998 | 17,340,000 |
| 1999 | 17,734,000 |
| 2000 | 18,129,000 |
| 2001 | 18,537,000 |
| 2002 | 18,958,000 |
| 2003 | 19,392,000 |
| 2004 | 19,840,000 |
| 2005 | 20,304,000 |
| 2006 | 20,787,000 |
| 2007 | 21,287,000 |
| 2008 | 21,819,000 |
| 2009 | 22,391,000 |
| 2010 | 22,999,000 |
| 2011 | 23,649,000 |
| 2012 | 24,337,000 |
| 2013 | 25,051,000 |
| 2014 | 25,788,000 |
| 2015 | 26,547,000 |
| 2016 | 27,337,000 |
| 2017 | 28,166,000 |
| 2018 | 29,018,000 |
| 2019 | 29,884,000 |
| 2020 | 30,783,000 |
| 2021 | 31,707,000 |
| 2022 | 32,656,000 |
| 2023 | 33,635,000 |
| 2024 | 34,631,000 |
| 2025 | 35,631,000 |
| 2026 | 36,639,000 |