Year Persons (Millions) 1980 10.704 1981 10.961 1982 11.226 1983 11.501 1984 12.296 1985 12.572 1986 12.859 1987 13.155 1988 13.462 1989 13.779 1990 14.106 1991 14.443 1992 14.791 1993 15.150 1994 15.520 1995 15.902 1996 16.297 1997 16.703 1998 17.121 1999 17.550 2000 18.912 2001 19.397 2002 19.883 2003 20.371 2004 20.859 2005 21.367 2006 21.876 2007 22.388 2008 22.901 2009 23.417 2010 24.659 2011 25.261 2012 25.867 2013 26.479 2014 27.092 2015 27.707 2016 28.324 2017 28.940 2018 29.555 2019 30.168 2020 30.779 2021 31.394 2022 32.082 2023 32.902 2024 33.743 2025 34.605 2026 35.490 2027 36.397 2028 37.328 2029 38.282