Year Number of People 1800 899100 1820 899100 1950 2456000 1951 2505000 1952 2551000 1953 2595000 1954 2640000 1955 2687000 1956 2735000 1957 2784000 1958 2836000 1959 2888000 1960 2940000 1961 2993000 1962 3045000 1963 3099000 1964 3154000 1965 3213000 1966 3275000 1967 3341000 1968 3407000 1969 3465000 1970 3513000 1971 3550000 1972 3577000 1973 3602000 1974 3634000 1975 3680000 1976 3742000 1977 3819000 1978 3910000 1979 4014000 1980 4130000 1981 4257000 1982 4396000 1983 4542000 1984 4695000 1985 4851000 1986 5008000 1987 5166000 1988 5321000 1989 5467000 1990 5602000 1991 5724000 1992 5835000 1993 5933000 1994 6017000 1995 6087000 1996 6140000 1997 6181000 1998 6224000 1999 6284000 2000 6374000 2001 6500000 2002 6656000 2003 6839000 2004 7040000 2005 7251000 2006 7474000 2007 7708000 2008 7943000 2009 8171000 2010 8383000 2011 8575000 2012 8749000 2013 8911000 2050 13700000 2100 14590000