Year Persons (Millions) 1980 1.255 1981 1.280 1982 1.298 1983 1.339 1984 1.359 1985 1.349 1986 1.368 1987 1.404 1988 1.453 1989 1.461 1990 1.492 1991 1.583 1992 1.650 1993 1.751 1994 1.871 1995 1.960 1996 2.165 1997 2.194 1998 2.228 1999 2.297 2000 2.392 2001 2.434 2002 2.453 2003 2.505 2004 2.584 2005 2.682 2006 2.767 2007 2.886 2008 2.991 2009 3.050 2010 3.157 2011 3.253 2012 3.359 2013 3.449 2014 3.554 2015 3.644 2016 3.738 2017 3.825 2018 3.906 2019 3.967 2020 3.913 2021 3.958 2022 4.187 2023 4.322 2024 4.404 2025 4.448