Year Persons (Millions) 1980 7.045 1981 7.212 1982 7.391 1983 7.580 1984 7.776 1985 7.979 1986 8.208 1987 8.435 1988 8.664 1989 8.895 1990 9.131 1991 9.365 1992 9.599 1993 9.840 1994 10.091 1995 10.353 1996 10.621 1997 10.897 1998 11.201 1999 11.534 2000 11.883 2001 12.250 2002 12.632 2003 13.031 2004 13.446 2005 13.876 2006 14.316 2007 14.757 2008 15.198 2009 15.650 2010 16.117 2011 16.603 2012 17.114 2013 17.636 2014 18.170 2015 18.718 2016 19.275 2017 19.836 2018 20.393 2019 20.952 2020 21.540 2021 22.145 2022 22.766 2023 23.405 2024 24.062 2025 24.738 2026 25.432 2027 26.146 2028 26.880 2029 27.635