Year Persons 1998-01-01 3833000 1999-01-01 3862000 2000-01-01 3878800 2001-01-01 3938200 2002-01-01 3964900 2003-01-01 3963000 2004-01-01 3959200 2005-01-01 3974500 2006-01-01 4051400 2007-01-01 4122000 2008-01-01 4228800 2009-01-01 4268000 2010-01-01 4207600 2011-01-01 4298050 2012-01-01 4351400 2013-01-01 4392950 2014-01-01 4469000 2015-01-01 4538400 2016-01-01 4604400 2017-01-01 4636725