Year per person 1800 1.7 1820 1.7 1913 2.775 1950 6.189 1951 6.366 1952 6.759 1953 7.132 1954 7.392 1955 7.648 1956 8.199 1957 8.568 1958 8.665 1959 9.35 1960 9.875 1961 10.62 1962 11.2 1963 12.13 1964 12.7 1965 13.62 1966 14.41 1967 15.2 1968 15.77 1969 16.86 1970 18.33 1971 19.18 1972 20.01 1973 21.08 1974 20.92 1975 20.05 1976 20.48 1977 21.43 1978 22.57 1979 23.57 1980 23.62 1981 23.66 1982 22.66 1983 22.51 1984 23.91 1985 24.17 1986 25.9 1987 26.93 1988 28.43 1989 29.58 1990 30.42 1991 30.91 1992 32.11 1993 33.32 1994 34.39 1995 35.63 1996 36.39 1997 37.28 1998 38.25 1999 39.66 2000 40.72 2001 41.36 2002 41.35 2003 41.81 2004 42.3 2005 43.26 2006 42.47 2007 41.7 2008 41.6