Year per person 1800 2.38 1820 2.38 1939 5.001 1940 5.214 1941 5.086 1942 5.229 1943 5.745 1944 5.668 1945 5.55 1946 6.054 1947 6.536 1948 7.23 1949 7.155 1950 7.163 1951 7.056 1952 7.724 1953 7.683 1954 8.087 1955 8.079 1956 8.153 1957 8.291 1958 8.3 1959 8.503 1960 8.799 1961 8.762 1962 8.961 1963 8.921 1964 9.27 1965 9.865 1966 9.826 1967 10.04 1968 10.29 1969 10.53 1970 10.94 1971 11.23 1972 11.58 1973 12.65 1974 13.01 1975 13.3 1976 14.18 1977 14.65 1978 15.23 1979 15.61 1980 15.88 1981 16.08 1982 15.82 1983 15.08 1984 15.28 1985 15.52 1986 15.56 1987 14.21 1988 15.33 1989 14.97 1990 15.01 1991 15.44 1992 15.58 1993 15.59 1994 15.94 1995 16.09 1996 16.08 1997 16.29 1998 16.05 1999 14.63 2000 12.32 2001 12.75 2002 12.66 2003 12.96 2004 13.84 2005 14.33 2006 14.65 2007 14.74 2008 15.59 2009 15.43