Year Persons 1998-01-01 6819625 1999-01-01 6794550 2000-01-01 6768825 2001-01-01 6740775 2002-01-01 6779075 2003-01-01 6779825 2004-01-01 6957475 2005-01-01 6993450 2006-01-01 7022325 2007-01-01 7082050 2008-01-01 7156000 2009-01-01 7246750 2010-01-01 7375200 2011-01-01 7497100 2012-01-01 7514400 2013-01-01 7547850 2014-01-01 7587375 2015-01-01 7646475 2016-01-01 7739875 2017-01-01 7893975