| Number of population (at the beginning of the year) |
|---|
| Years | Total | of which | specific weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| urban | rural | urban | rural | ||
| 1000 | % | ||||
| 1913* | 2339.2 | 555.9 | 1783.3 | 24 | 76 |
| 1926* | 2313.7 | 649.5 | 1664.2 | 28 | 72 |
| 1939 | 3205.2 | 1156.8 | 2048.4 | 36 | 64 |
| 1959 | 3697.7 | 1767.3 | 1930.4 | 48 | 52 |
| 1960 | 3815.7 | 1835.2 | 1980.5 | 50 | 50 |
| 1965 | 4509.5 | 2238.8 | 2270.7 | 50 | 50 |
| 1970 | 5117.1 | 2564.6 | 2552.5 | 50 | 50 |
| 1971 | 5227 | 2632.3 | 2594.7 | 50 | 50 |
| 1972 | 5338.9 | 2706.9 | 2632 | 51 | 49 |
| 1973 | 5444 | 2777 | 2667 | 51 | 49 |
| 1974 | 5543.8 | 2854.1 | 2689.7 | 51 | 49 |
| 1975 | 5644.4 | 2921.3 | 2723.1 | 52 | 48 |
| 1976 | 5733.7 | 2993.3 | 2740.4 | 52 | 48 |
| 1977 | 5828.3 | 3065.4 | 2762.9 | 53 | 47 |
| 1978 | 5924 | 3128.2 | 2795.8 | 53 | 47 |
| 1979 | 6028.3 | 3200.3 | 2828 | 53 | 47 |
| 1980 | 6114.3 | 3247.5 | 2866.8 | 53 | 47 |
| 1981 | 6206.7 | 3301.5 | 2905.2 | 53 | 47 |
| 1982 | 6308.8 | 3355.9 | 2952.9 | 53 | 47 |
| 1983 | 6406.3 | 3407 | 2999.3 | 53 | 47 |
| 1984 | 6513.3 | 3459.8 | 3053.5 | 53 | 47 |
| 1985 | 6622.4 | 3524.5 | 3097.9 | 53 | 47 |
| 1986 | 6717.9 | 3588 | 3129.9 | 53 | 47 |
| 1987 | 6822.7 | 3651.3 | 3171.4 | 53 | 47 |
| 1988 | 6928 | 3722.6 | 3205.4 | 54 | 46 |
| 1989 | 7021.2 | 3805.9 | 3215.3 | 54 | 46 |
| 1990 | 7131.9 | 3847.3 | 3284.6 | 54 | 46 |
| 1991 | 7218.5 | 3858.3 | 3360.2 | 53 | 47 |
| 1992 | 7324.1 | 3884.4 | 3439.7 | 53 | 47 |
| 1993 | 7440 | 3928.5 | 3511.5 | 53 | 47 |
| 1994 | 7549.6 | 3970.9 | 3578.7 | 52 | 48 |
| 1995 | 7643.5 | 4005.6 | 3637.9 | 52 | 48 |
| 1996 | 7726.2 | 4034.5 | 3691.7 | 52 | 48 |
| 1997 | 7799.8 | 4057.8 | 3742 | 52 | 48 |
| 1998 | 7876.7 | 4082.5 | 3794.2 | 52 | 48 |
| 1999 | 7953.4 | 4064.3 | 3889.1 | 51 | 49 |
| 2000 | 8016.2 | 4086.4 | 3929.8 | 51 | 49 |
| 2001 | 8081 | 4107.5 | 3973.5 | 51 | 49 |
| 2002 | 8141.4 | 4130.1 | 4011.3 | 51 | 49 |
| 2003 | 8202.5 | 4154.3 | 4048.2 | 51 | 49 |
| 2004 | 8265.7 | 4254.3 | 4011.4 | 51 | 49 |
| 2005 | 8347.3 | 4298.3 | 4049 | 51 | 49 |
| 2006 | 8436.4 | 4356.6 | 4079.8 | 52 | 48 |
| 2007 | 8532.7 | 4397.6 | 4135.1 | 52 | 48 |
| * end of the year |
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