Year Persons (Millions) 1980 38.124 1981 38.723 1982 39.326 1983 39.910 1984 40.406 1985 40.806 1986 41.214 1987 41.622 1988 42.031 1989 42.449 1990 42.869 1991 43.296 1992 43.748 1993 44.195 1994 44.642 1995 45.093 1996 45.525 1997 45.954 1998 46.287 1999 46.617 2000 47.008 2001 47.370 2002 47.645 2003 47.892 2004 48.083 2005 48.185 2006 48.438 2007 48.684 2008 49.055 2009 49.308 2010 49.554 2011 49.937 2012 50.200 2013 50.429 2014 50.747 2015 51.015 2016 51.218 2017 51.362 2018 51.585 2019 51.765 2020 51.836 2021 51.770 2022 51.673 2023 51.603 2024 51.542 2025 51.492 2026 51.442 2027 51.392 2028 51.342 2029 51.292