Year	Persons (Millions)
1998	44.345
1999	44.981
2000	45.585
2001	46.126
2002	46.590
2003	46.977
2004	47.304
2005	47.598
2006	47.887
2007	48.186
2008	48.496
2009	48.818
2010	49.159
2011	49.521
2012	49.909
2013	50.324
2014	50.758
2015	51.199
2016	51.633
2017	52.050
2018	52.449
2019	52.832
2020	53.199
2021	53.550
2022	53.886
2023	54.205
2024	54.506
2025	54.789
2026	55.054
2027	55.301
2028	55.530
2029	55.740