Year Persons (Millions) 1980 5.551 1981 5.733 1982 5.918 1983 6.103 1984 6.291 1985 6.481 1986 6.676 1987 6.876 1988 7.083 1989 7.301 1990 7.530 1991 7.761 1992 7.992 1993 8.224 1994 8.474 1995 8.684 1996 8.902 1997 9.133 1998 9.372 1999 9.621 2000 9.891 2001 10.192 2002 10.508 2003 10.838 2004 11.188 2005 11.565 2006 11.972 2007 12.402 2008 12.853 2009 13.318 2010 13.792 2011 14.266 2012 14.745 2013 15.235 2014 15.738 2015 16.248 2016 16.768 2017 17.298 2018 17.836 2019 18.380 2020 18.928 2021 19.473 2022 20.018 2023 20.570 2024 21.135 2025 21.707 2026 22.286 2027 22.874 2028 23.469 2029 24.070