Year Number of People 1800 880000 1820 880000 1950 2896000 1951 2965000 1952 3045000 1953 3133000 1954 3227000 1955 3326000 1956 3430000 1957 3537000 1958 3650000 1959 3769000 1960 3894000 1961 4026000 1962 4163000 1963 4303000 1964 4441000 1965 4574000 1966 4703000 1967 4826000 1968 4945000 1969 5060000 1970 5172000 1971 5281000 1972 5387000 1973 5491000 1974 5591000 1975 5689000 1976 5785000 1977 5878000 1978 5971000 1979 6065000 1980 6161000 1981 6258000 1982 6359000 1983 6461000 1984 6565000 1985 6670000 1986 6776000 1987 6882000 1988 6990000 1989 7099000 1990 7212000 1991 7328000 1992 7446000 1993 7562000 1994 7670000 1995 7765000 1996 7845000 1997 7914000 1998 7976000 1999 8039000 2000 8111000 2001 8191000 2002 8280000 2003 8377000 2004 8480000 2005 8588000 2006 8702000 2007 8821000 2008 8944000 2009 9067000 2010 9188000 2011 9306000 2012 9421000 2013 9533000 2050 11580000 2100 11980000