Year Persons (Millions) 1980 15.553 1981 15.763 1982 15.962 1983 16.148 1984 16.322 1985 16.482 1986 16.645 1987 16.811 1988 16.980 1989 17.151 1990 17.326 1991 17.536 1992 17.737 1993 17.925 1994 18.094 1995 18.243 1996 18.367 1997 18.471 1998 18.565 1999 18.663 2000 18.778 2001 18.912 2002 19.062 2003 19.224 2004 19.387 2005 19.545 2006 19.696 2007 19.842 2008 19.984 2009 20.124 2010 20.262 2011 20.398 2012 20.425 2013 20.585 2014 20.778 2015 20.970 2016 21.203 2017 21.444 2018 21.670 2019 21.803 2020 21.919 2021 22.156 2022 22.396