Year Persons (Millions) 1992 7.459 1993 7.487 1994 7.597 1995 7.644 1996 7.726 1997 7.800 1998 7.877 1999 7.953 2000 8.033 2001 8.114 2002 8.191 2003 8.269 2004 8.349 2005 8.447 2006 8.553 2007 8.666 2008 8.779 2009 8.922 2010 8.997 2011 9.111 2012 9.235 2013 9.356 2014 9.477 2015 9.593 2016 9.705 2017 9.810 2018 9.898 2019 9.951 2020 9.974 2021 10.026 2022 10.063 2023 10.184 2024 10.306 2025 10.430 2026 10.555 2027 10.682 2028 10.810 2029 10.940