Historic Population
- 1538 — 1,300
- 1550 — 1,500
- 1650 — 5,472
- 1700 — 15,032
- 1731 — 23,286
- 1750 — 24,000
- 1778 — 42,250
- 1785 — 52,250
- 1800 — 74,000
- 1811 — 85,753
- 1821 — 106,722
- 1831 — 146,986
- 1841 — 182,922
- 1851 — 232,638
- 1861 — 296,076
- 1871 — 343,787
- 1881 — 400,774
- 1891 — 478,113
- 1901 — 522,204 in the city proper, 630,162 in the urban area.
- 1911 — 840,202
- 1951 — 1,113,000 (population peak)
- 1981 — 1,013,431
- 2001 — 977,087
- 2008 – 1,016,800(estimate)
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