Year Persons (Millions) 1980 24.471 1981 24.785 1982 25.083 1983 25.336 1984 25.577 1985 25.813 1986 26.067 1987 26.398 1988 26.751 1989 27.215 1990 27.632 1991 27.987 1992 28.324 1993 28.651 1994 28.960 1995 29.263 1996 29.570 1997 29.868 1998 30.124 1999 30.367 2000 30.647 2001 30.971 2002 31.308 2003 31.602 2004 31.899 2005 32.203 2006 32.529 2007 32.849 2008 33.199 2009 33.582 2010 33.959 2011 34.299 2012 34.664 2013 35.032 2014 35.389 2015 35.676 2016 36.053 2017 36.494 2018 37.009 2019 37.555 2020 37.998 2021 38.223 2022 38.867 2023 39.966 2024 40.866 2025 41.398 2026 41.917 2027 42.423 2028 42.917 2029 43.398