Population history
Population by year
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,239,000 |
| 1951 | 6,385,000 |
| 1952 | 6,536,000 |
| 1953 | 6,698,000 |
| 1954 | 6,869,000 |
| 1955 | 7,054,000 |
| 1956 | 7,252,000 |
| 1957 | 7,463,000 |
| 1958 | 7,689,000 |
| 1959 | 7,935,000 |
| 1960 | 8,209,000 |
| 1961 | 8,517,000 |
| 1962 | 8,854,000 |
| 1963 | 9,202,000 |
| 1964 | 9,557,000 |
| 1965 | 9,921,000 |
| 1966 | 10,289,000 |
| 1967 | 10,659,000 |
| 1968 | 11,032,000 |
| 1969 | 11,403,000 |
| 1970 | 11,762,000 |
| 1971 | 12,111,000 |
| 1972 | 12,465,000 |
| 1973 | 12,831,000 |
| 1974 | 13,209,000 |
| 1975 | 13,598,000 |
| 1976 | 13,998,000 |
| 1977 | 14,408,000 |
| 1978 | 14,816,000 |
| 1979 | 15,215,000 |
| 1980 | 15,619,000 |
| 1981 | 16,035,000 |
| 1982 | 16,462,000 |
| 1983 | 16,908,000 |
| 1984 | 17,378,000 |
| 1985 | 17,875,000 |
| 1986 | 18,395,000 |
| 1987 | 18,930,000 |
| 1988 | 19,460,000 |
| 1989 | 19,977,000 |
| 1990 | 20,464,000 |
| 1991 | 20,962,000 |
| 1992 | 21,485,000 |
| 1993 | 21,987,000 |
| 1994 | 22,463,000 |
| 1995 | 22,917,000 |
| 1996 | 23,351,000 |
| 1997 | 23,758,000 |
| 1998 | 24,134,000 |
| 1999 | 24,476,000 |
| 2000 | 24,787,000 |
| 2001 | 25,090,000 |
| 2002 | 25,399,000 |
| 2003 | 25,711,000 |
| 2004 | 26,029,000 |
| 2005 | 26,356,000 |
| 2006 | 26,699,000 |
| 2007 | 27,076,000 |
| 2008 | 27,494,000 |
| 2009 | 27,939,000 |
| 2010 | 28,385,000 |
| 2011 | 28,823,000 |
| 2012 | 29,261,000 |
| 2013 | 29,724,000 |
| 2014 | 30,222,000 |
| 2015 | 30,749,000 |
| 2016 | 31,284,000 |
| 2017 | 31,819,000 |
| 2018 | 32,373,000 |
| 2019 | 32,964,000 |
| 2020 | 33,586,000 |
| 2021 | 34,243,000 |
| 2022 | 34,938,000 |
| 2023 | 35,652,000 |
| 2024 | 36,361,000 |
| 2025 | 37,053,000 |
| 2026 | 37,724,000 |