Year Thousands of Persons 2000-01-01 8508.00 2001-01-01 8389.00 2002-01-01 8636.00 2003-01-01 8556.00 2004-01-01 8643.00 2005-01-01 9070.00 2006-01-01 9256.00 2007-01-01 9281.00 2008-01-01 9589.25 2009-01-01 9552.25 2010-01-01 9574.50 2011-01-01 9647.50