Year Persons (Millions) 1992 4.730 1993 4.624 1994 4.524 1995 4.453 1996 4.494 1997 4.572 1998 4.501 1999 4.554 2000 4.381 2001 4.300 2002 4.302 2003 4.303 2004 4.305 2005 4.310 2006 4.311 2007 4.310 2008 4.310 2009 4.305 2010 4.295 2011 4.281 2012 4.268 2013 4.256 2014 4.238 2015 4.204 2016 4.174 2017 4.125 2018 4.088 2019 4.065 2020 4.048 2021 3.879 2022 3.856 2023 3.843 2024 3.835 2025 3.829 2026 3.822 2027 3.816 2028 3.810 2029 3.803