Year Persons (Millions) 1986 1.144 1987 1.160 1988 1.160 1989 1.160 1990 1.211 1991 1.207 1992 1.217 1993 1.236 1994 1.275 1995 1.339 1996 1.387 1997 1.441 1998 1.593 1999 1.698 2000 1.773 2001 1.823 2002 1.850 2003 1.886 2004 1.947 2005 2.038 2006 2.129 2007 2.220 2008 2.198 2009 2.015 2010 1.924 2011 1.887 2012 1.880 2013 1.937 2014 1.988 2015 2.056 2016 2.132 2017 2.199 2018 2.265 2019 2.336 2020 2.278 2021 2.428 2022 2.596 2023 2.685 2024 2.725 2025 2.751