Year Persons (Millions) 1980 56.388 1981 56.479 1982 56.524 1983 56.563 1984 56.565 1985 56.588 1986 56.598 1987 56.594 1988 56.609 1989 56.649 1990 56.694 1991 56.744 1992 56.773 1993 56.821 1994 56.842 1995 56.844 1996 56.844 1997 56.876 1998 56.904 1999 56.909 2000 56.924 2001 56.961 2002 56.993 2003 57.186 2004 57.612 2005 58.044 2006 58.289 2007 58.511 2008 59.002 2009 59.421 2010 59.690 2011 59.948 2012 60.105 2013 60.277 2014 60.346 2015 60.295 2016 60.164 2017 60.067 2018 59.938 2019 59.817 2020 59.641 2021 59.236 2022 59.030 2023 58.851 2024 58.819 2025 58.732 2026 58.628 2027 58.507 2028 58.371 2029 58.229