Year Number of People 1800 2593000 1820 2593000 1870 2840000 1913 3284000 1950 4316000 1951 4383000 1952 4454000 1953 4529000 1954 4606000 1955 4685000 1956 4766000 1957 4848000 1958 4934000 1959 5023000 1960 5116000 1961 5215000 1962 5317000 1963 5422000 1964 5528000 1965 5632000 1966 5737000 1967 5843000 1968 5948000 1969 6049000 1970 6145000 1971 6235000 1972 6323000 1973 6420000 1974 6539000 1975 6691000 1976 6881000 1977 7105000 1978 7361000 1979 7642000 1980 7945000 1981 8271000 1982 8620000 1983 8988000 1984 9369000 1985 9758000 1986 10150000 1987 10540000 1988 10960000 1989 11430000 1990 11950000 1991 12540000 1992 13190000 1993 13870000 1994 14530000 1995 15150000 1996 15710000 1997 16230000 1998 16720000 1999 17210000 2000 17720000 2001 18270000 2002 18830000 2003 19420000 2004 20030000 2005 20650000 2006 21290000 2007 21950000 2008 22630000 2009 23330000 2010 24050000 2011 24800000 2012 25570000 2013 26360000 2050 61580000 2100 99030000