Year	Persons (Millions)
1980	5.705
1981	5.704
1982	5.573
1983	5.524
1984	5.533
1985	5.654
1986	5.878
1987	5.956
1988	6.093
1989	6.201
1990	6.385
1991	6.546
1992	6.648
1993	6.697
1994	6.740
1995	6.801
1996	6.923
1997	7.141
1998	7.347
1999	7.527
2000	7.712
2001	7.811
2002	7.911
2003	7.951
2004	7.926
2005	7.983
2006	8.106
2007	8.331
2008	8.523
2009	8.528
2010	8.441
2011	8.444
2012	8.496
2013	8.433
2014	8.382
2015	8.458
2016	8.570
2017	8.745
2018	8.939
2019	9.117
2020	9.116
2021	9.254
2022	9.546
2023	9.736
2024	9.727
2025	9.707