Year Persons (Millions) 1980 7.864 1981 8.043 1982 8.355 1983 8.779 1984 9.025 1985 9.374 1986 9.742 1987 10.120 1988 10.214 1989 10.630 1990 11.064 1991 11.508 1992 11.961 1993 13.142 1994 13.536 1995 13.929 1996 14.324 1997 14.836 1998 15.367 1999 15.806 2000 16.258 2001 16.723 2002 17.201 2003 17.693 2004 18.199 2005 18.719 2006 19.254 2007 19.805 2008 20.371 2009 20.954 2010 21.553 2011 22.169 2012 22.803 2013 23.455 2014 24.126 2015 24.816 2016 25.525 2017 26.255 2018 27.006 2019 27.778 2020 28.572 2021 29.389 2022 30.229 2023 31.094 2024 31.983 2025 32.897 2026 33.838 2027 34.806 2028 35.801 2029 36.825