Year Persons 1998-01-01 2814875 1999-01-01 2816100 2000-01-01 2799550 2001-01-01 2785925 2002-01-01 2799025 2003-01-01 2792100 2004-01-01 2814825 2005-01-01 2856800 2006-01-01 2872825 2007-01-01 2887600 2008-01-01 2922075 2009-01-01 2951800 2010-01-01 2942900 2011-01-01 2903425 2012-01-01 2908650 2013-01-01 2916800 2014-01-01 2914275 2015-01-01 2899975 2016-01-01 2905725 2017-01-01 2912200