Year	Persons (Millions)
1998	2.517
1999	2.700
2000	2.848
2001	2.954
2002	3.025
2003	3.077
2004	3.136
2005	3.218
2006	3.329
2007	3.462
2008	3.608
2009	3.754
2010	3.891
2011	4.017
2012	4.136
2013	4.248
2014	4.360
2015	4.472
2016	4.587
2017	4.702
2018	4.819
2019	4.937
2020	5.058
2021	5.180
2022	5.305
2023	5.432
2024	5.561
2025	5.692
2026	5.825
2027	5.959
2028	6.095
2029	6.233