Year Persons (Millions) 1992 51.870 1993 51.715 1994 51.300 1995 50.874 1996 50.400 1997 49.974 1998 49.545 1999 49.115 2000 48.664 2001 48.241 2002 47.823 2003 47.442 2004 47.101 2005 46.749 2006 46.466 2007 46.192 2008 45.963 2009 45.783 2010 45.598 2011 45.453 2012 45.373 2013 45.246 2014 42.760 2015 42.591 2016 42.415 2017 42.217 2018 41.984 2019 41.733 2020 41.419 2021 40.998 2022 35.028 2023 33.199 2024 33.365 2025 34.316 2026 35.082 2027 35.820 2028 36.019 2029 35.980