Year per person 1800 1.613 1820 1.62 1913 2.78 1950 3.082 1951 3.204 1952 3.324 1953 3.445 1954 3.582 1955 3.716 1956 3.855 1957 4.007 1958 4.156 1959 4.311 1960 4.473 1961 4.647 1962 4.822 1963 5.006 1964 5.194 1965 5.389 1966 5.597 1967 5.811 1968 6.033 1969 6.229 1970 6.428 1971 6.644 1972 6.872 1973 7.091 1974 7.325 1975 7.563 1976 7.818 1977 8.076 1978 8.347 1979 8.623 1980 8.91 1981 9.21 1982 9.509 1983 9.831 1984 10.16 1985 10.49 1986 10.85 1987 11.2 1988 11.57 1989 11.96 1990 12.36 1991 12.77 1992 13.2 1993 13.64 1994 14.1 1995 14.58 1996 15.08 1997 15.59 1998 16.4 1999 17.25 2000 16.64 2001 12.83 2002 9.902 2003 8.32 2004 8.036 2005 7.768 2006 7.157 2007 6.845 2008 6.764