Year Persons 1998-01-01 2226575 1999-01-01 2245750 2000-01-01 2270550 2001-01-01 2274775 2002-01-01 2275500 2003-01-01 2281800 2004-01-01 2293000 2005-01-01 2302200 2006-01-01 2311850 2007-01-01 2320475 2008-01-01 2347425 2009-01-01 2364775 2010-01-01 2360425 2011-01-01 2336525 2012-01-01 2334725 2013-01-01 2332925 2014-01-01 2332350 2015-01-01 2340775 2016-01-01 2345875 2017-01-01 2351400