Year Persons (Millions) 1980 27.950 1981 28.450 1982 28.930 1983 29.340 1984 29.840 1985 30.350 1986 30.740 1987 31.090 1988 31.470 1989 31.860 1990 32.530 1991 32.970 1992 33.420 1993 33.917 1994 34.353 1995 34.779 1996 35.196 1997 35.604 1998 36.005 1999 36.399 2000 36.784 2001 37.156 2002 37.516 2003 37.870 2004 38.226 2005 38.592 2006 38.971 2007 39.356 2008 39.746 2009 40.134 2010 40.788 2011 41.261 2012 41.733 2013 42.203 2014 42.670 2015 43.132 2016 43.590 2017 44.045 2018 44.495 2019 44.939 2020 45.377 2021 45.809 2022 46.235 2023 46.697 2024 47.164 2025 47.636 2026 48.112 2027 48.593 2028 49.079 2029 49.570