Year Persons (Millions) 1980 8.030 1981 8.261 1982 8.495 1983 8.733 1984 8.971 1985 9.211 1986 9.451 1987 9.691 1988 9.944 1989 10.189 1990 10.430 1991 10.671 1992 10.912 1993 11.150 1994 11.380 1995 11.598 1996 11.798 1997 11.987 1998 12.168 1999 12.347 2000 12.531 2001 12.815 2002 13.094 2003 13.320 2004 13.552 2005 13.721 2006 13.965 2007 14.215 2008 14.473 2009 14.738 2010 15.012 2011 15.266 2012 15.521 2013 15.775 2014 16.027 2015 16.279 2016 16.529 2017 16.777 2018 17.023 2019 17.268 2020 17.511 2021 17.757 2022 18.006 2023 18.259 2024 18.516 2025 18.776 2026 19.040 2027 19.307 2028 19.579 2029 19.854