Year Persons (Millions) 1980 1.524 1981 1.548 1982 1.567 1983 1.558 1984 1.570 1985 1.631 1986 1.619 1987 1.624 1988 1.572 1989 1.524 1990 1.535 1991 1.509 1992 1.514 1993 1.545 1994 1.611 1995 1.686 1996 1.740 1997 1.750 1998 1.739 1999 1.766 2000 1.799 2001 1.845 2002 1.905 2003 1.953 2004 2.023 2005 2.082 2006 2.132 2007 2.168 2008 2.184 2009 2.145 2010 2.154 2011 2.185 2012 2.190 2013 2.224 2014 2.308 2015 2.369 2016 2.483 2017 2.586 2018 2.661 2019 2.695 2020 2.730 2021 2.790 2022 2.869 2023 2.939 2024 2.969 2025 3.011