Year Persons (Millions) 1980 14.952 1981 15.410 1982 15.868 1983 16.316 1984 16.773 1985 17.241 1986 17.450 1987 17.888 1988 18.336 1989 18.784 1990 19.411 1991 19.879 1992 20.347 1993 20.815 1994 21.283 1995 21.751 1996 22.219 1997 22.676 1998 23.130 1999 23.593 2000 24.394 2001 24.803 2002 25.212 2003 25.622 2004 26.033 2005 26.445 2006 26.858 2007 27.273 2008 27.689 2009 28.106 2010 28.524 2011 28.944 2012 29.365 2013 29.786 2014 30.206 2015 30.620 2016 30.714 2017 30.442 2018 28.903 2019 27.817 2020 27.951 2021 27.586 2022 26.917 2023 26.540 2024 26.459 2025 26.676