Census Year | Population | Population growth rate | % of older Population | ||
Total | 60+ | total | older | ||
1952 | 8,256,625 | 409,761 | - | - | 5.00 |
1961 | 9,412,996 | 489,346 | 1.65 | 1.79 | 5.20 |
1971 | 11,555,983 | 621,597 | 2.07 | 2.42 | 5.40 |
1981 | 15,022,839 | 857,061 | 2.66 | 3.26 | 5.70 |
1991 | 18,491,097 | 1,071,234 | 2.10 | 2.26 | 5.80 |
2001 | 23,151,423 | 1,504,311 | 2.24 | 3.40 | 6.50 |
2011 | 26,494,504 | 2,154,003 | 1.35 | 3.59 | 8.13 |
2021 | 29,164,578 | 2,977,318 | 0.92 | 3.29 | 10.21 |