Year Persons (Millions) 1980 23.183 1981 22.964 1982 22.943 1983 22.947 1984 22.914 1985 22.920 1986 23.083 1987 23.002 1988 23.167 1989 23.340 1990 23.544 1991 23.568 1992 23.408 1993 23.200 1994 23.127 1995 23.482 1996 23.440 1997 23.358 1998 23.611 1999 23.917 2000 24.491 2001 24.890 2002 25.186 2003 25.355 2004 25.497 2005 25.705 2006 25.903 2007 26.333 2008 26.635 2009 26.422 2010 26.508 2011 26.504 2012 26.567 2013 26.547 2014 26.605 2015 26.632 2016 26.740 2017 27.035 2018 27.235 2019 27.326 2020 27.229 2021 27.723 2022 28.268 2023 28.248 2024 28.283 2025 28.398