Year Persons (Millions) 1990 6.020 1991 6.352 1992 6.734 1993 7.136 1994 7.514 1995 7.837 1996 8.095 1997 8.296 1998 8.457 1999 8.601 2000 8.746 2001 8.895 2002 9.046 2003 9.205 2004 9.380 2005 9.576 2006 9.799 2007 10.047 2008 10.315 2009 10.593 2010 10.876 2011 11.162 2012 11.451 2013 11.745 2014 12.044 2015 12.345 2016 12.654 2017 12.970 2018 13.294 2019 13.627 2020 13.967 2021 14.317 2022 14.674 2023 15.041 2024 15.417 2025 15.803 2026 16.198 2027 16.603 2028 17.018 2029 17.443