Year Persons 1998-01-01 6844250 1999-01-01 6882950 2000-01-01 6934400 2001-01-01 6971325 2002-01-01 6998200 2003-01-01 7007700 2004-01-01 7012675 2005-01-01 7016950 2006-01-01 7024025 2007-01-01 7034725 2008-01-01 7036200 2009-01-01 7028950 2010-01-01 7011675 2011-01-01 6978750 2012-01-01 6929925 2013-01-01 6858875 2014-01-01 6794350 2015-01-01 6742950 2016-01-01 6699550 2017-01-01 6659125