Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1918
18,000
—
1924
30,000
+66.7%
1944
50,000
+66.7%
1952
80,000
+60.0%
1960
150,000
+87.5%
1972
500,000
+233.3%
1978
760,000
+52.0%
1987
1,389,000
+82.8%
1992
2,776,000
+99.9%
1997
3,100,000
+11.7%
2001
4,137,000
+33.5%
2009
4,873,723
+17.8%
2013
5,899,528
+21.0%
Source: Census data
Population
The city has experienced very high rates of population growth, from 150,000 inhabitants in the 1960s to over 5 million, according to the most recent sources.
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