Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1950 | 25,000 | — |
| 1960 | 47,000 | +88.0% |
| 1970 | 108,000 | +129.8% |
| 1980 | 222,000 | +105.6% |
| 1990 | 474,000 | +113.5% |
| 2000 | 591,000 | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 1,759,000 | +197.6% |
| Source: | ||
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 est. | 22,000 |
| 1939 est. | 28,000 |
| late 1960s | 70,000 |
| 1986 | 369,079 |
| 1997 | 522,023 |
| 2000 | 744,483 |
| 2001 | 769,152 |
| 2002 | 793,341 |
| 2003 | 817,052 |
| 2004 | 840,290 |
| 2005 | 863,051 |
| 2006 | 885,359 |
| 2007 | 1,207,229 |
| 2008 | 1,524,789 |
| 2009 | 1,309,000 |
| 2010 | 1,696,563 |
| 2011 | 1,692,262 |
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