| year |
population |
| 1600 |
10 000 |
| 1648 |
3 000 |
| 1715 |
11 000 |
| 1818 |
12 800 |
| 1830 |
13 538 |
| December 3, 1861 |
21 600 |
| December 3, 1864 |
26 000 |
| December 3, 1867 |
25 500 |
| December 1, 1871 |
25 800 |
| December 1, 1875 |
27 371 |
| December 1, 1880 |
29 066 |
| December 1, 1885 |
33 129 |
| December 1, 1890 |
37 817 |
|
| year |
population |
| December 2, 1895 |
42 690 |
| December 1, 1900 |
49 250 |
| December 1, 1905 |
51 200 |
| December 1, 1910 |
53 595 |
| December 1, 1916 |
48 039 |
| December 5, 1917 |
49 565 |
| October 8, 1919 |
52 972 |
| June 16, 1925 |
59 297 |
| June 16, 1933 |
64 190 |
| May 17, 1939 |
83 825 |
| December 1, 1945 |
68 927 |
| October 29, 1946 |
70 632 |
| August 31, 1950 |
82 215 |
|
| year |
population |
| December 31, 1955 |
87 143 |
| December 31, 1960 |
86 722 |
| December 31, 1964 |
89 697 |
| January 1, 1971 |
93 983 |
| December 31, 1975 |
93 765 |
| December 31, 1981 |
94 680 |
| December 31, 1985 |
94 862 |
| December 31, 1988 |
94 872 |
| December 31, 1990 |
89 889 |
| December 31, 1995 |
85 994 |
| December 31, 2000 |
77 516 |
| December 31, 2005 |
74 129 |
| December 31, 2010 |
71 778 |
|