Year Persons (Millions) 1980 13.520 1981 13.856 1982 14.379 1983 14.505 1984 14.429 1985 14.970 1986 15.505 1987 16.354 1988 16.869 1989 17.561 1990 18.085 1991 18.649 1992 19.009 1993 19.235 1994 19.848 1995 20.414 1996 20.853 1997 21.214 1998 19.937 1999 20.291 2000 21.173 2001 21.614 2002 22.232 2003 22.222 2004 22.682 2005 22.831 2006 23.188 2007 23.561 2008 23.775 2009 23.688 2010 24.033 2011 24.526 2012 24.955 2013 25.299 2014 25.897 2015 26.178 2016 26.409 2017 26.725 2018 26.822 2019 27.123 2020 26.904 2021 27.273 2022 28.089 2023 28.416 2024 28.864 2025 29.089